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KHOOH WAALA GHAR
Room at the Farm
Short / Punjabi / 23 mins / 2025
Directors: Jasmine Kaur Roy, Avinash Roy
A vicious debt trap and the imminent fear of losing his land prevent Nihal, a young farmer from expressing his love for his newly married wife Reet.
Featuring: Guru Bamrah, Vrinda Malhotra
Director of Photography: Sachin Gadankush
Sound Design: Vivek Sachidanand
Music: Meghdeep Bose
Story & Screenplay: Avinash Roy
Dialogue: Jasmine Kaur Roy
Re-recording Mixer: Sarath Mohan
Sr. Colorist: Tushar Jadhav
Color by Redchillies.color
Associate Editor: Madhubrata Mohanty
Casting director: Sumeit Atrii (tpwcasting)
Associate Producer: Sachin Gadankush
Producers: Jasmine Kaur Roy, Avinash Roy
Awards & Nominations:
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Second Best Short Film at Imagine India International Film Festival 2026, Madrid
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Nominated for Best Short Film (Narrative) at New York Indian Film Festival 2026
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Nominated for Best Cinematography at Critics' Choice Awards 2026
Special screening:
MAMI Independent, Mumbai 2026
Curated screening as part of MAMI's year round independent cinema program.
Festivals:
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South Asian Short Film Festival 2026, Kolkata
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International Film Festival of Delhi 2026
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Habitat Film Festival 2026
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International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) Toronto 2025
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Jagran Film Festival Mumbai 2025
Reveiws and articles:
“Khooh Waala Ghar: Meet the filmmaker duo behind the tender Punjabi short about a farmer driven to desperation.”- The Hindu Read the complete story here
"The film unfolds like a quiet lament on inheritance, survival, and the muted vocabularies of love." - Outlook India
"Fields of Hope and Despair" - The Indian Express
"Grand Detour" - The Telegraph
"A film that understands how private lives absorb the pressures of history." - North East Film Journal