Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute

An octogenarian couple, Shankar & Ila Bagchi, lives a life of isolation confined in one room of a big, empty and time-worn house in a city. Apprehensive of their future and unwilling to suffer a deteriorated life, they write to the President of India, pleading guilty of what they believe to be a crime they have committed and asking for mercy. While awaiting the consequences, they try out desperate measures to fulfil their long-cherished wish. Inspired from a true story, this film explores the life of the couple, through contemplative aesthetics, who exhausted by their present, pursue a shared belief that challenges the status quo.

This is a story about a very beautiful ring that invokes greed in people by hypnotizing them into thinking that the ring is made to be on their fingers but it holds a dark curse for its wielder.

Nur, a chicken seller, notices traces of an accident on his beloved motorcycle. Wondering if it’s connected to yesterday’s hit-and-run in town, he questions those who borrowed his bike, but people don’t find him worthy enough to talk to as he is an outsider and a Muslim. As the victim is related to a minister, authorities gradually close in on him, while Abebe from South Sudan follows him around saying she wants to have his baby.

Battling cold, hunger, and uncertainty, two siblings navigate the city's challenges in search of a better life. Hasan and Khushbu, escape from their refugee camp on a chilling winter night to chase their dream bicycle in the city.

Set in a semi-urban coastal village of Kerala, “Beneath the Wings of Rosary Beads” follows a fishing community where faith and labor intertwine. Susan Maria, guided by recurring dreams of abundance, returns to the sea; Rosie anchors life in devotion; and Robert recalls a fading past. Through daily rhythms, memories, and conversations, the film explores belief, risk, and generational change, as faith continues to shape life by the shore.

Viraj, a filmmaker visits his mother, Radhika to ask her to play herself in his new film that he has based, loosely on his life. She dislikes the script which leads to a full-fledged confrontation bringing their tumultuous relationship to the fore.

On the night of a festival celebrating the brother-sister bond, a debt-ridden man from a small town in India secretly returns home to reunite with his sister and family while the threat of moneylenders looms large over the reunion.

Two brothers on their way to a trade fair are forced to take a detour after finding a small boy who wants to go back home. As they take a different path, stifled truths and harsh realities surface as their inner lives unfold under duress.

On the night before his exhibition premiere, a popular photographer faces an ethical dilemma when a subject from his photograph comes back from his past to haunt him.

Short film made at Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute.

A child dreams of flying and school. His loving mom believes in him, but his stubborn father sends him to the mill. Nature and the child's dream slowly metamorphose his father's heart.

The Violet Flowers, begins with the disappearance of a middle-aged Kashmiri hawker of shawls from somewhere around Kolkata. The son lands up in Kolkata, running from pillar to post, determined to find the father. A bus trip to the Bangladesh border lands him in trouble, as the border security personnel start misbehaving with him, taking him for a potential terrorist. Even the sympathetic young woman who befriended him on the bus feels that this is a futile search, but the diehard young lad is not ready to give up the search yet.

Mohan takes Apurva, a refined foodie, to a shady roadside restaurant. Her skepticism peaks when Mohan orders Dudh Sev, an unusual curry of milk and spicy snacks. As they wait, the waiter's lively interactions reveal the dhaba's charm.

The enchanting world of Black Clay Pottery is explored through the eyes of 9-year-old La-ini Pyrtoh. Her mother, the village’s sole practising artisan of this craft, shares the detailed process and challenges of keeping this tradition alive. La-ini, as the sole inheritor, reflects on her sense of responsibility and dreams for the future. The film is in a local dialect - Pnar

Having spent his life lighting the way for others, a solitary lighthouse keeper must learn to follow his own light when a storm shatters his routine and reveals a world beyond the darkness he calls home.

KHIDE is a 2D hand-drawn horror-drama set against the nocturnal landscape of Kolkata. Through a blend of supernatural horror, dark humor, and social realism, the film explores the relationship between hunger, exploitation, and human morality. The story follows Babloo Mondal, a middle-aged food delivery rider struggling to survive under the relentless demands of the gig economy. While attempting to complete his deliveries and win the Fastest Delivery Contest, Babloo unknowingly enters an abandoned morgue to deliver one of his orders and gets trapped by a group of ghosts. At its core, KHIDE uses horror as a metaphor to examine contemporary social issues, including food insecurity, institutional neglect, and the exploitation of gig workers. By juxtaposing moments of fear with absurd comedy, the film creates a unique tonal balance that allows its social commentary to emerge organically from the narrative.