a short narrative fiction | 2024

directed by J. Mehr Kaur
produced by Alisha Bhowmik
written by Rita Sengupta & Jyotsna Hariharan

Starring: Sakina Jaffrey, Rita Sengupta, La Daniella, Lydia Gaston

Desperate to sell her childhood home, Nikita (Rita Sengupta), a queer South Asian woman, discovers what is making the house unsellable: the ghost of her recently deceased religious mother (Sakina Jaffrey), who will do whatever it takes to get into Heaven.

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Official Selections
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2025
International South Asian Film Festival 2024
Colors of Love Film Festival 2025 (Mumbai)