Duration: (100 minutes; 2025; English and Hindi)

Directed by Mitul Patel

Produced by Raj Vasudeva / Anuradha Sachdev and an Everclear Films production

Actors: Adil Hussain, Raj Vasudeva, Niharica Raizada, Kunal Bhan, Aparna Ghoshal

On a silent Christmas Eve, Shekhar is forced to face the unthinkable: deciding whether to end his mother’s life. In the stillness of that dark night, as machines beep and hope fades, he’s torn apart by love, guilt, and duty. The choice he makes shatters the fragile ties within his family—and leaves him forever changed, carrying the weight of a decision no one should ever have to make.

A Book discussion on

Rising India and China: Strategic Rivalry in the Himalayas and the Indo-Pacific

By B R Deepak (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025)

Discussants: Amb. Ashok K Kantha, Former Ambassador of India to China; Dr. Manoj Joshi, Distinguished Fellow, ORF, New Delhi; Shikha Aggarwal, Visiting Fellow, India Foundation

Moderator: Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, DU, Delhi

Duration: (55 minutes;2014; English)

Director: Robert H. Gardner

The film follows the life of Noor Inayat Khan, who became a fearless spy during World War II. Recruited into Britain’s Special Operations Executive, she served as a covert radio operator in Nazi-occupied Paris and became the only link to the French Resistance. Betrayed and captured by the Gestapo, she was later executed at Dachau, leaving behind a legacy of courage and sacrifice.

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)

Astanayika: The Romantic Heroines from Natyasastra to Modernity

by Manorama Choudhury and Jayakrushna (Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, 2025

Speakers: H G Gauranga Das, Author and Spiritual Leader; Guru Sharon Lowen, Renowned Odissi Dancer, Writer & Founder Manasa-Art Without Frontiers; Dr Seema Bhalla, Art Historian, Curator, Critic; Ms Manorama Choudhury, Author of the book ; Dr. Jayakrushna Choudhury, Author of the book


 

Duration : (83 min;2025; English with English subtitles)

Directed by  Lulu Men

The documentary delves into the complexities and often upheaval of immigration through the lens of a small community in the U.S. and Canada. This community shares a profound bond: they are survivors of the Deoli Internment Camp in Rajasthan, where they were imprisoned for up to five years following the brief Sino-Indian War in 1962. Their experience highlights the vulnerabilities of displaced communities caught in the crossfire of geopolitical conflict.

Dilip D’Souza co-author of the Deoliwallahs will join the audience for a post-screening conversation

Intimate Theatre

Director: Dilip Shankar; Producer: Mrinalini Chawla; Lights: Mukesh Chaudhary; Actors: Gauri Saxena, Dilip Shankar

A tentative woman shares her journey of realizing the power 'within her' through situations and relationships. She explores visualization as a way to navigate life! And practices her power of choice in her journey. Life triggering the 'power within' and the 'power within' translating into life.

(Collaboration: Centre for Creative Expressions)

A film on Sri Ramana Maharshi

(127 min; 2024; English)

Directed by Japna Tulsi

A cinematic meditation on the silent presence of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi where stories, poetry, and song become the medium through which his luminous stillness is revealed.

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)

POSTPONED

Intimate Theatre

Director: Dilip Shankar

Producer: Mrinalini Chawla

Lights: Mukesh Chaudhary

Actors: Gauri Saxena, Dilip Shankar

A tentative woman shares her journey of realizing the power 'within her' through situations and relationships. She explores visualization as a way to navigate life! And practices her power of choice in her journey. Life triggering the 'power within' and the 'power within' translating into life.

(Collaboration: Centre for Creative Expressions)

Exploring the cultural exchange between India and France, these talks examine how comics and cinema reflect and influence societies across borders. From Astérix to Amar Chitra Katha, and the Lumière brothers to Bollywood, both mediums reveal deep mutual impact – shaping narratives, styles and artistic dialogues across time and geography.

Speakers: Krithika S. and Anuj Sharma, teachers at Alliance Française de Delhi.

Moderator: Rohini Rangachari Karnik, teacher at Alliance Française de Delhi.

(Collaboration: The Alliance Française de Delhi)

Duration: (68 minutes; English, Hindi, Marathi with Subtitles)

This unique film revisits the golden era of radio, before television, mobiles, and social media. It explores radio’s deep impact on passionate individuals, featuring a vintage radio museum in Bengaluru, the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing commentary, Ham Radio’s role in disasters like the Tsunami, and beloved programs like Binaca, Geetmala and cricket commentary. The film also highlights school radio keeping the tradition alive.

Awarded and screened at over 80 festivals in 36 countries, it’s recognized by UNESCO and featured on AIR.