Cactus Pears (Marathi: Sabar Bonda) is a 2025 romantic drama film, written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade in his feature directorial debut. [1]

10 hours ago · “Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)” and “DJ Ahmet,” for instance, are from the World Dramatic section, while “André Is an Idiot” premiered as part of the US Documentary competition.

5 days ago · ‘Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)’ Review: A Tender Queer Indian Drama Born of Grief Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s feature debut, premiering at Sundance, takes a poignant approach to unspoken sorrows.

Sabar Bonda: Directed by Rohan Kanawade. With Bhushaan Manoj, Suraaj Suman, Jayshri Jagtap, Harish Baraskar. Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to stay unmarried.

1 day ago · Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda), Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s semi-autobiographical debut feature about a queer romance experienced amid mourning is the only movie from India competing at the Sundance ...

6 days ago · Sabar Bonda movie review: Self-taught filmmaker Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s debut feature, and the first Marathi film chosen to screen at the Sundance Film Festival, is warm and piercing.

5 days ago · Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) considers what it means to be queer in rural India amid traditional familial and societal pressures. It unfolds a tender romance between two men while showcasing the support and powerful encouragement of a mother-son relationship in adult life.

Wholly original in depicting queer life among the rural and lower castes of India, writer and director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade in his debut feature shares this semi-autobiographical story of two men who find each other amid their shared origins in the farming life of their elders.

6 days ago · “Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)” from writer and director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade offers a personal and original depiction of queer life among the rural and lower castes of India

Jan 21, 2025 · Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) is going to Sundance! The Marathi feature film is the only Indian film at the prestigious film festival this year. The beautiful, tender film revolves around a 30 ...