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.
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
“Khooh Waala Ghar: Meet the filmmaker 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
"Grand Detour"
- The Telegraph
"A film that understands how private lives absorb the pressures of history."
- North East Film Journal
Nominated for Best Short Film (Narrative) at New York Indian Film Festival 2026
Nominated for Best Cinematography at Critics' Choice Awards 2026
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
