Guest For A Day

Guest For A Day

19 min · Drama, Family

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.

Directed by Rohit Patidar · Written by Rohit Patidar

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