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2025 film directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
Cactus Pears
MarathiSabar Bonda
Directed byRohan Parashuram Kanawade
Written byRohan Parashuram Kanawade
Produced byNaren Chandavarkar
Neeraj Churi
Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
Mohamed Khaki
Sidharth Meer
Kaushik Ray
Hareesh Reddypalli
StarringBhushaan Manoj
Suraaj Suman
CinematographyVikas Urs
Edited byAnadi Athaley
Production
companies		Lotus Visual Productions
Dark Stories
Moonweave Films
Taran Tantra Telefilms
Release date
  • January 26, 2025 (2025-01-26) (Sundance)
Running time112 minutes
CountriesIndia
Canada
United Kingdom
LanguageMarathi

Cactus Pears (Marathi: Sabar Bonda) is a drama film, written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade and slated for release in 2025. A coproduction of companies from India, Canada and the United Kingdom, the film centres on Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a man from the city who returns to his hometown following a death in the family, and reconnects romantically with his childhood friend Balya (Suraaj Suman).

The film is slated to premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, the only Indian film in competition and the first Marathi language film ever to premiere at the festival. It is also slated to screen in the Ingmar Bergman Competition at the 2025 Göteborg Film Festival.

Cast

  • Bhushaan Manoj as Anand
  • Suraaj Suman as Balya
  • Jayshri Jagtap as Suman

Release

Cactus Pears will have its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2025 in World Cinema Dramatic Competition.

References

  1. "'Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)' marks India's sole representation at Sundance Film Festival 2025". Lokmat, December 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "‘Sabar Bonda’ makes history as first Marathi film at Sundance 2025". The Statesman, December 12, 2024.
  3. David Katz, "Sundance to host a well-stocked line-up of European productions". Cineuropa, December 12, 2024.
  4. Zac Ntim, "Göteborg Film Festival: Laura Carreira’s ‘On Falling’ Among Titles Set For Ingmar Bergman Competition". Deadline Hollywood, December 27, 2024.
  5. "World Cinema Dramatic Competition: Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)". Sundance Film Festival. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. Parashuram Kanawade, Rohan (12 December 2024). "Cactus Pears". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

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