Sabar Bonda explores queer identity within rural, lower-caste communities, tackling themes of grief, identity, and belonging. Kanawade’s path to filmmaking is a unique one.

Marathi-language feature “Cactus Pears” (“Sabar Bonda”) continued its festival winning streak by taking home the Best Feature Film Award at the inaugural SXSW London festival. The award ...

Marathi-language feature “Cactus Pears” (“Sabar Bonda”) continued its festival winning streak by taking home the Best Feature Film Award at the inaugural SXSW London festival. The award ...

Marathi-language feature “Cactus Pears” (“Sabar Bonda”) continued its festival winning streak by taking home the Grand Jury Prize at the inaugural SXSW London festival. The award was announced by the ...

Marathi-language feature “Cactus Pears” (“Sabar Bonda”) continued its festival winning streak by taking home the Grand Jury Prize at the inaugural SXSW London festival. The award was ...

Marathi-language feature “Cactus Pears” (“Sabar Bonda”) continued its festival winning streak by taking home the Best Feature Film Award at the inaugural SXSW London festival. The award was announced ...

Take Sabar Bonda director Rohan Kanawade, for instance - he grew up in Mumbai's slums but dared to dream of making films. "This brings a rich, unschooled, rawness and lived experience to their cinema.

Filmmaker Rohan Kanawade’s Sabar Bonda, a tender, offbeat queer drama, made history earlier this year as the first Marathi film ever to premiere at Sundance.

Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) is the only South Asian feature film in competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and the first-ever Marathi-language feature at Sundance.

Strand Releasing has acquired the rights to award-winning Marathi film ‘Sabar Bonda’, set for festival screenings, and a theatrical release Published - April 04, 2025 12:49 pm IST The Hindu Bureau ...