In the remote Bonda Ghati of Malkangiri, a quiet yet significant transformation is underway. As modernisation reaches this isolated region, the Bonda tribe is moving from makeshift huts to concrete ...

First-time filmmaker Rohan Parashuram Kanawade's Marathi film "Sabar Bonda" has bagged the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. The prestigious film gala ...

“Winning Sundance is every independent filmmaker’s dream, and for Sabar Bonda to be recognized in such monumental way is beyond words,” he said. “This film is personal, it’s ...

This one is a little bit more of a hodgepodge. “Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)” and “DJ Ahmet,” for instance, are from the World Dramatic section, while “André Is an Idiot” premiered as part of the US ...

Said to be a poignant tale of love and loss, Sabar Bonda stars Bhushaan Manoj and Suraaj Suman. Set in a Maharashtrian village, the film follows the story of Anand, a city-bred 30-something man ...

The film stars Bhushaan Manoj as Anand, who is forced to move back to his village after his father's death. During his return, he rekindles his love with his childhood friend Balya, played by Suraaj ...

“That money, the Rs 1,000, helped me feed my children properly, helped me buy a gas cylinder and some new clothes for them for school. It was the difference between us begging our neighbours for ...