Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan, fresh off the buzz around his latest work ‘Homebound’, India’s official entry for the Oscars 2026, has another feather in his cap. The film will open the 14th Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF), one of India’s most celebrated showcases of independent cinema.

This year’s DIFF will take place from October 30 to November 2 bringing together storytellers and cinema lovers from around the world in the serene mountain town of Dharamshala.

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The event will close with Anuparna Roy’s internationally acclaimed film ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’ which earlier won a major prize at the Venice Film Festival, according to ‘Variety’.

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This year’s edition will continue DIFF’s

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