The Tiger's Cub

Set in Delhi/UP/Haryana, SHUKRANU is a comic take on the darkest phases of Indian democracy through the encounters of a would-be groom who is forcefully sterilized just days before his much-awaited marriage.

The uncertainties of life in the filmmaker's village, shot over a period of five years through the stories of his sister and her neighbours, threatened by the ever-expanding, land-hungry industries. Screened at Delhi and Mumbai.

Two sisters run away from marriage in their remote village to the city for a new life only to discover marriage to be their only path towards a secure and respectable future six years later.

Ghasita (28) returns to his village, on the outskirts of Varanasi, from the city of Kolkata after 10 years, only to find his family in poor financial condition. His elder brother, Shambhu, struggles to meet the needs of the family which consists of his elderly mother along with his wife and son.