Ever since its selection as India’s official entry for the 99th Academy Awards, Gondhal has continued to intrigue film enthusiasts in India and beyond. The makers are now set to offer audiences an early theatrical experience, with exclusive preview screenings beginning October 9. Written and directed by Santosh Davakhar, the Marathi cerebral psychological thriller will have preview screenings across Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru ahead of its wider worldwide theatrical release.
Gondhal Exclusive Preview Screenings
The exclusive previews will begin on October 9 across four theaters each in Mumbai and Pune, followed by screenings in other key cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. Presented in Marathi and Hindi, these special previews will offer audiences an opportunity to experience the film on the big screen ahead of its larger multilingual rollout.
Gondhal’s Awards & Oscar Entry
Gondhal has also built a notable festival journey. The makers and cast of the film were recently honoured by Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis. Santosh Davakhar was honoured with the Silver Peacock for Best Director at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), while Gondhal also received the FIPRESCI Award at the Bengaluru International Film Festival. Its subsequent selection by the Film Federation of India as India’s official entry for the 99th Academy Awards (Oscars 2027) has taken the film into a new phase of its international journey.
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Gondhal Story & Plot
Gondhal draws from Maharashtra’s rich cultural tradition of Gondhal—a ritualistic folk performance traditionally conducted through the night, combining devotional storytelling, music, percussion and dance. The film places this deeply rooted cultural form within a cerebral psychological thriller, creating an atmospheric narrative where tradition, desire, human emotion and hidden tensions collide.
Gondhal Cast & Release Details
The Marathi crime thriller features Ishita Deshmukh, Kishor Kadam and Yogesh Sohoni in key roles, combining the cultural specificity of rural Maharashtra with psychological and human themes that transcend language and geography.
Following the exclusive previews, Gondhal is slated for its wider worldwide theatrical release in Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, taking a story deeply rooted in Maharashtra to audiences across linguistic markets in India and overseas.
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