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Upon Starvation Upaasmaar

Directed by Saurav Mahind

Screens as part of Programme 11: Modern Love.

Screening at DIFF 2026

Sat31 1:15 PM to 2:17 PMSaturday 31 Oct · PictureTime 3

Plan it in the app

Opens the free DIFF 2026 app. It checks for clashes and adds walking time between screens.

Runtime: 15 min
Year: 2026
Country: India
Language: Marathi
Subtitles: English

Synopsis

Vivek, a 30-something pickpocket, uses seduction as a distraction, pressing against men on crowded buses to steal and satisfy his desires. Meeting Kartik, a student seeking genuine intimacy, disrupts Vivek’s control. As Vivek grapples with feelings he has long suppressed, the line between hunter and hunted blurs, leaving him to confront the cost of his transactional life.