Songs of Forgotten Trees
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- Bibhanshu Rai
- Romil Modi
- Ranjan Singh
- Anurag Kashyap
- Naaz Shaikh
- Sumi Baghel
- Bhushan Shimpi
- Ravi Maan
- Pritam Pilania
- Lovely Singh
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| Directed by | Anuparna Roy |
| Screenplay by | Anuparna Roy |
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| Edited by | Ashish Patel |
| Music by | Nishant Ramteke |
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| Distributed by | Celluloid Dreams |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Songs of Forgotten Trees is a 2025 Indian drama film written and directed by Anuparna Roy, and starring Naaz Shaikh and Sumi Baghel, with Bhushan Shimpi, Ravi Maan, Pritam Pilania, and Lovely Singh in supporting roles.[1][2]
The film had its world premiere in the Orizzonti (Horizons) section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 2025, where Roy became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Best Director award in that category.[3][4]
In Mumbai, a young migrant and aspiring actress supports herself through part time sex work while renting out her benefactor’s apartment. She sublets the flat to another migrant, a call-centre worker recently arrived in the city.[5] At first, their shared space offers little more than cohabitation, but over time a quiet affinity develops between them. Amid the indifferent hustle of the metropolis, their connection grows through unspoken understanding, small gestures of care, and shared silences, forming a fragile bond shaped by their individual pasts and survival in the vast, unseen margins of urban life.[6][7][1]
Cast
- Naaz Shaikh as Thooya
- Sumi Baghel as Swetha
- Bhushan Shimpi
- Ravi Maan
- Pritam Pilania
- Lovely Singh
