Rehmat 2026
Synopsis
Rehmat
Set in present-day Punjab, the film interweaves three narrative strands. One follows a young woman who shelters and tends to an injured man while hiding him from the authorities. Another centers on a household marked by the disappearance of the father and children growing up without him and an elderly grandfather compelled to resume the role of family head. The third story introduces an old man who arrives in a village claiming 'to be God'. Naseeruddin Shah portrays Rashid Ali, whose family left Punjab just before the 1947 Partition reshaped the region’s borders; after decades in England, he returns to the village of his birth, confronting memory, belonging, and the splinters of history.
- Director
- Gurvinder Singh
- Release
- 6 Aug 2026 · Week recap
- Run time
- 157 min
- Language
- English, Punjabi
Cast & crew
Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 6 Aug 2026
- Run time
- 157 min
- Language
- English, Punjabi
- Country
- IN, FR
- Director
- Gurvinder Singh
Trivia
- The film is a co-production between India and France, involving Vahao Studio and the Paris-based Pavo Films.
- Naseeruddin Shah stars as Rashid Ali, a character whose family left Punjab before the 1947 Partition.
- Punjabi poet Jaswant Zafar makes his screen debut in the role of Harjap.
- The screenplay is adapted by director Gurvinder Singh from short stories by Ajeet Cour.
- The film will compete for the Golden Leopard at the 79th Locarno Film Festival.
- The world premiere is scheduled for 6 August 2026 at the main competition of the 79th Locarno Film Festival.
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