Salt

Salt

16 min · Drama, Family

Three generations of women gather to celebrate the middle woman’s birthday, or at least attempt to in a whimsically decorated lower-income household on the outskirts of a town in India. However, the cake hasn’t arrived, and there’s an undisclosed urgency surrounding its arrival. Her teenage son, vlogs the evening, capturing the interpersonal dynamics between the women.

Directed by Ayushi Gupta · Written by Ayushi Gupta

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

2h 18m together

Salt

Main Actor Nahin Hoon

Both from Ayushi Gupta.

More from Ayushi GuptaSee all →

Cubicles

Cubicles · 2019

SeriesComedyDrama

This world is actually run by people sitting and working in their cubicles. This is a story of Piyush Prajapati, a 22 year old, fresh out of college and recruited like most of his batch-mates into an Indian IT company. From the time he gets his first salary, working weekends, work-life balance, a little bit of heart to all kinds of highs and lows, the show follows many firsts and chronicles the life of Piyush, a typical Indian first jobber and the people around him.

Hostel Daze

Hostel Daze · 2019

SeriesDramaComedy

Four naive and vulnerable wing-mates develop lasting bonds as they jostle hard to survive the first semester in a hostel. Peppered with absurdities, chutzpahs, clashes and debacles inherent to hostel life, 'Hostel Daze' depicts the grill that every Indian hostel-resident goes through.

Main Actor Nahin Hoon

Main Actor Nahin Hoon · 2025

Main Actor Nahin Hoon

A frustrated actor in Mumbai connects with a retired banker in Frankfurt through an online audition and ends up teaching him acting over video calls. Their sessions unfold across two cities, pushing both to confront buried emotions and truths they have long avoided.

The Song We Sang

The Song We Sang · 2020

The Song We Sang

MovieDramaRomance

Roaming the streets of Ahmedabad on a festive Navaratri night, two young women may have the chance to fall for each other.

More Like This

Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man · 1999

Bicentennial Man

MovieDramaRomance

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones · 1958

The Defiant Ones

MovieCrimeDrama

Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.

The Great Escape

The Great Escape · 1963

The Great Escape

MovieAdventureDrama

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.

Born Free

Born Free · 1966

MovieAdventureFamily

At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smallest of the three, Elsa, stays with the couple. When Elsa is blamed for causing an elephant stampede in the nearby village, head warden John Kendall demands the young lion either be trained to survive in the wilds of the Serengeti or be sent to a zoo.

White Mane

White Mane · 1953

MovieDramaFamily

In the south of France, in a vast plain region called the Camargue, lives White Mane, a magnificent stallion and the leader of a herd of wild horses too proud to let themselves be broken by humans. Only Folco, a young fisherman, manages to tame him. A strong friendship grows between the boy and the horse, as the two go looking for the freedom that the world of men won’t allow them.

Antonia's Line

Antonia's Line · 1995

MovieDramaComedy

After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.

Chicken Run

Chicken Run · 2000

MovieAnimationComedy

The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter