In Search of the Sky

Director: Jitank Singh Gurjar
Starring: Nikhil Yadav, Meghna Agarwal, Raghvendra Bhadoriya
Run time: 87 mins | Recommended Certificate: 12A
Language: Braj, Hindi with English subtitles | Year: 2025 | Country: India

World premiered at Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) this stunningly photographed tale of faith and familial obligation is set in an impoverished village. An elderly couple struggles to manage their good-hearted but impulsive young adult son Naran, who lives with a mental disability. He is loathed by the men in the village who say he is a shame to his father’s honour. Without social back-up and under increasing pressure, the parents decide to take the young man to the Maha Kumbh Mela (a giant religious gathering), where miracles may happen.

Some images may trigger feelings of bullying, prejudice and abandonment.

Followed by a panel debate about the experiences of disability in rural India, including the Festival’s Disability Manager, Sarla Meisuria.

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