Set within the charged social landscape of Ahmedabad, writer-director Aarti Neharsh’s debut feature “Kanda” or “No Onions” uses psychological horror to probe questions of purity, caste and domestic control.
The film has Shakun Batra (“Gehraiyaan”) of Jouska Films and Dimpy Agrawal of Gubbara Entertainment (co-producer “Shadowbox,” Perspectives at Berlinale 2025) attached as co-producers. “No Onions” has been pre-selected for the Sundance Development Track and is currently in late development. With partial funding in place, the filmmakers are seeking co-producers, financiers and sales partners at WAVES Film Bazaar – the market component of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) – with the goal of moving into pre-production mid-2026.
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