Shorts & Mid-length · Filmmaker Q&A · World Premiere

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Directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni

Screens as part of Programme 11: Modern Love.

Screening at DIFF 2026

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

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Runtime: 23 min
Year: 2026
Country: India
Language: Marathi
Subtitles: English
Premiere: World

Synopsis

They are two. They play a game, fight and compete, love and wander, yearn and mourn. They part and reunite, get bored and create, scream and dream. But can they defy the duality?

Director

Umesh Vinayak KulkarniUmesh Vinayak Kulkarni is an FTII Pune alumnus and major Indian filmmaker. His shorts and features, including Girni, Valu, Vihir, and Deool, have received multiple National Awards and international acclaim at Rotterdam. Through Arbhaat Films, he produces independent Marathi cinema.

Cast and crew

Producer: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Writer: Not provided
Cinematographer: Shamin Kulkarni
Editor: Monisha R Baldawa
Sound: Shivpal Singh Kang
Music: Shivpal Singh Kang
Cast: Alok Rajwade, Parna Pethe

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Screening at DIFF 2026

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