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\n\tRohan Parashuram Kanwade\u2019s \u201cCactus Pears\u201d (Sabar Bonda) is heading home to India after making history earlier this year as the first Indian fiction feature to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cBaahubali\u201d star Rana Daggubati\u2018s Spirit Media has secured Indian distribution rights for the Marathi-language drama, which previously distributed Cannes Grand Prix winner \u201cAll We Imagine as Light\u201d in the territory. The film has also locked North American distribution with Strand Releasing.<\/p>\n
\n\tSet against the rugged landscape of western India, the film follows Anand, a city-dweller coping with personal loss and family pressures as he undertakes a 10-day mourning ritual in his ancestral village. There he reconnects with Balya, a childhood friend facing similar societal expectations. The cast includes Bhushaan Manoj, Suraaj Suman and Jayshri Jagtap.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe film marked multiple milestones at Sundance, standing as India\u2019s only feature in competition and the first Marathi-language film ever to premiere at the festival. It earned praise from the jury, which called it \u201cthe great modern love story\u201d and highlighted its \u201cauthentic point of view\u201d that \u201copens the door to an intimate language we all understand.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tSince Sundance, the film has screened at over 25 international festivals, collecting honors including best feature film and audience choice awards at SXSW London, San Francisco International Film Festival and IFFLA.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cAt Spirit Media, we champion great stories that can transcend beyond languages and borders,\u201d said Daggubati. \u201c\u2018Sabar Bonda\u2019 has carried Indian cinema to new heights on the global stage; all credit to Rohan for bringing such honesty and tenderness to it and the producers for supporting this film\u2019s journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cHaving Spirit Media distribute \u2018Sabar Bonda\u2019 in India feels incredibly meaningful,\u201d Kanawade added. \u201cThis film reimagines one of the most intimate experiences of my life into a story about love, acceptance, and resilience. What excites me most about this partnership is not just the release itself, but the possibility it represents \u2013 the chance for regional, authentic, and emotionally honest Indian stories to find space in theaters here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe filmmaker comes from humble beginnings, raised in a one-room Mumbai slum home by a chauffeur father and homemaker mother. He transitioned to filmmaking from interior design, with his shorts screening globally before developing \u201cCactus Pears\u201d through the Venice Biennale College Cinema 2022-2023 program.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe international co-production was developed through multiple platforms including the NFDC Marathi Script Camp, Film London Production Finance Market, Film Bazaar Co-Production Market, Venice Gap Financing Market and Goes to Cannes.<\/p>\n
\n\tProducers include Neeraj Churi (U.K.), Mohamed Khaki (Canada), Kaushik Ray (U.K.), Naren Chandavarkar (India), Sidharth Meer (India) and Hareesh Reddypalli (India), with co-producers Jim Sarbh and Neha Kaul, and associate producer Rajesh Parwatkar.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe creative team features cinematographer Vikas Urs, editor Anadi Athaley, colourist Himanshu Kamble, sound designers Anirban Borthakur and Naren Chandavarkar, and costume designer Sachin Lovalekar.<\/p>\n
\n\tSpirit Media, founded by Daggubati in 2005, specializes in original content development and distribution, talent management and creative brand marketing services from its Hyderabad headquarters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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