Vinod Nagpal

A story of love, longing and belonging rooted in Partition-era migration. Examines memory, nostalgia, and emotional ties to home and loved ones, exploring how the past shapes identity and sustains the human spirit across generations. This tale of fiction derives almost entirely from stories of people during the Partition of India. The past is always present. And decades later, when all incidents of woe have been spoken of, what remains is the early feeling of love that was too personal to share.

A light-hearted, slice-of-life story of Sukhpreet `Sukhee` Kalra, a 38-year- old Punjabi housewife who, fed up of her everyday, mundane life, goes to Delhi to attend her school reunion. Sukhee relives the 17-year-old version of herself whilst going through a plethora of experiences in a span of just seven days, coming out rekindled, reborn and making the most difficult transition in her life - from being a wife and a mother, to being a woman again.

Dia, a divorced mother living in New York, returns to India after learning that her guru is on his deathbed. Upon arriving, she discovers he has passed away, leaving her with the responsibility of reviving the Ajanta Theater where she once danced. However, political officials plan to demolish it to make way for a shopping mall. As Dia fights to save the theater, she must also confront the resentment of the townspeople she left behind a decade ago, striving to regain their trust and honor her guru`s legacy.