BRAIR KANI (CAT’S ATTIC)
DOCUMENTARY
Brair Kani, or Cat's Attic, explores an ancestral house located in Srinagar, Kashmir.
A document written by the filmmaker’s grandfather traces the history of the house to shed light on its changing ownership.
Through architectural elements and objects with embedded histories, the house comes alive with stories. Using the attic as a site of reflection, the film navigates the relationship between space, belonging and personal history. Inhabiting the confines of the attic, the house spirits exist simultaneously as carriers of collective memory and as manifestations of the emotional landscape. Characters—human, material and mythical—contribute to this temporal experience of the home, as the dilapidated attic stands witness to the lived and living experiences of its inhabitants. The past, present and future are bound by uncertainty as the different narratives create a space that transcends beyond the attic to address the larger themes of home as belonging.
Festival screenings: IDSFFK, 2023 (International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala) IDFFB, 2023 (International Documentary Film Festival of Bhubaneshwar) The Himalayan Film Festival, 2023 Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2023 25th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2023 IAWRT, 2024 ( International Association of Women in Radio and Television) IFFS , 2024 (International Film Festival of India)
A document written by the filmmaker’s grandfather traces the history of the house to shed light on its changing ownership.
Through architectural elements and objects with embedded histories, the house comes alive with stories. Using the attic as a site of reflection, the film navigates the relationship between space, belonging and personal history. Inhabiting the confines of the attic, the house spirits exist simultaneously as carriers of collective memory and as manifestations of the emotional landscape. Characters—human, material and mythical—contribute to this temporal experience of the home, as the dilapidated attic stands witness to the lived and living experiences of its inhabitants. The past, present and future are bound by uncertainty as the different narratives create a space that transcends beyond the attic to address the larger themes of home as belonging.
Festival screenings: IDSFFK, 2023 (International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala) IDFFB, 2023 (International Documentary Film Festival of Bhubaneshwar) The Himalayan Film Festival, 2023 Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2023 25th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2023 IAWRT, 2024 ( International Association of Women in Radio and Television) IFFS , 2024 (International Film Festival of India)
CLIENT: UNESCO New Delhi
COMMISSIONED WORK The project involved documenting short films and photographs across various locations in India for the
UNESCO’s State of Education Report of India, 2023 & 2024.
LIQUID GOLD KANNAUJ
DOCUMENTARYLiquid Gold is an exploration of the Craft of Ittar intrinsically tied to Kannuj.
The practice of Ittar is historically associated with Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. Rich alluvial soil of the sacred Ganga gives Kannauj the fertility to cultivate an array of plants Gulab (Rose) , Motia (Jasmine) Mehndi, Khus. Ideally situated between Agra, Lucknow and Kanpur, this city of fragrance has borne witness to history unfold while quietly yet consistently keeping it’s fragrance alive through time and the passage of man.
The practice of Ittar is historically associated with Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. Rich alluvial soil of the sacred Ganga gives Kannauj the fertility to cultivate an array of plants Gulab (Rose) , Motia (Jasmine) Mehndi, Khus. Ideally situated between Agra, Lucknow and Kanpur, this city of fragrance has borne witness to history unfold while quietly yet consistently keeping it’s fragrance alive through time and the passage of man.
CLIENT : JCB LITERATURE FOUNDATION
COMMISSIONED WORK The project involved creating short films based on selected works by renowned authors and award-winning titles. These films explore visual storytelling by weaving together the narratives from the books with insights into the authors' lives.
CHAAYA
DOCUMENTARY
The filmmaker finds, in some places and people in Mehrauli, a canvas of internal and external spaces. She explores various elements of the physical and psychological that prevail in our society, elements that shape our fundamental ways of being. What are the expressions of desire, longing, pain, grief, belief, strength and joy; the complexities that
possess this known – unknown world?
Festival screenings: Bangalore International Film Festival , IAWRT International Association of Women in Radio and Television), Experimenta, Bangalore, FTII, Pune, KHOJ International Artists Association, South Asian University, New Delhi MUBI, DA Films.
Festival screenings: Bangalore International Film Festival , IAWRT International Association of Women in Radio and Television), Experimenta, Bangalore, FTII, Pune, KHOJ International Artists Association, South Asian University, New Delhi MUBI, DA Films.
