WANDERLUST
FILMS
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.
Nominated for Best Short Film (Narrative) at New York Indian Film Festival 2026
Nominated for Best Cinematography at Critics' Choice Awards 2026
Festivals:
New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) 2026
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) 2026
South Asian Film Festival Montreal 2026
South Asian Indian film Festival of Florida 2026
IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival 2026
Imagine India International Film Festival 2026, Madrid
South Asian Short Film Festival 2026, Kolkata
International Film Festival of Delhi 2026
Dharamshala International Film Festival 2025
International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) Toronto 2025
Jagran Film Festival Mumbai 2025
Featuring: Guru Bamrah, Vrinda Malhotra
Director of Photohgraphy: 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
“Khooh Waala Ghar: Meet the filmmmaker duo behind the tender Punjabi short about a farmer driven to desperation.”
- The Hindu
"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
