Graphic and gut-wrenching depictions of the violence faced by the Kashmiri Pandit community during the insurgency, leading to their mass exodus from the Kashmir Valley. Key Themes
Supporters, including several high-ranking government officials, have lauded the film for finally giving a voice to the displaced Pandit community and showing an "unembellished truth" that had been ignored for decades. It won National Film Awards for National Integration and Best Supporting Actress (Pallavi Joshi). Graphic and gut-wrenching depictions of the violence faced
The film follows the journey of , a young college student who is shielded from the true circumstances of his parents' deaths by his grandfather, Pushkar Nath Pandit . After Pushkar's death, Krishna travels to Kashmir to scatter his ashes and begins to uncover a different version of his family history than the "accident" he was previously told about. The narrative alternates between two timelines: The film follows the journey of , a
Through characters like Pushkar Nath Pandit, the film emphasizes the deep emotional connection to one's homeland and the trauma of being rendered a refugee in one's own country. The film follows the journey of