Feature Narratives · Filmmaker Q&A · South Asia Premiere

The Ink Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb

Directed by Yashasvi Juyal

Screening at DIFF 2026

Fri30 4:00 PM to 6:07 PMFriday 30 Oct · PictureTime 2

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Runtime: 127 min
Year: 2026
Countries: India, Saudi Arabia, United States
Language: Hindi
Subtitles: English
Premiere: South Asia

Synopsis

Rajji and Santosh are toll booth operators in the North Indian town of Nagina. The lovers spend slow days in decrepit booths accompanied by a science TV channel while dreaming of a better future. Just as their job demands them to be on the move often, the infrastructure around them sees continual transformation. When a sudden tragedy spawns a beguiling resurrection, the lives of Rajji and Santosh are also irreversibly changed.

Director

Yashasvi JuyalYashasvi Juyal is a filmmaker whose practice spans fiction and non-fiction cinema, working across writing, directing and producing. He is an alumnus of Doc Producing South and was selected for the Red Sea Lab – Directors’ Program with Spike Lee. He is a recipient of support from Visions Sud Est, the Red Sea Fund and…

Cast and crew

Producer: Viraj Sikand, Bhavna Kankaria, Sharib Khan, Vikas Kumar, Neha Kaul
Writer: Yashasvi Juyal, Ankit Thapa
Cinematographer: Dipesh Manral
Editor: Viraj Selot
Sound: Ankit Thapa
Music: Nishant Ramteke
Cast: Dheeraj Kumar, Bhumika Dube, Sudarshan Juyal