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Brair Kani explores an ancestral house located in Srinagar, Kashmir. Using the attic as a site of reflection, the film navigates the relationship between space, belonging and personal history. Inhabiting the confines of the attic, the house spirits exist simultaneously as carriers of collective memory and as manifestations of the emotional landscape
Grant Winner, PSBT Doc_Commune 2022-23
Directed by Nundrisha Wakhloo & Daksh Punj | 2023
Producer: Rajiv Mehrotra
Festivals
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) 2023
International Documentary Film Festival of Bhubaneshwar (IDFFB) 2023
The Himalayan Film Festival 2023
Madurai International Film Festival 2023
IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival 2024
Nundrisha Wakhloo is an independent documentary filmmaker based in New Delhi, India. Her work captures forms of reminiscing in spaces and by people, driven by her own sense of belongingness to her culture. She completed a year-long fellowship at the Union Docs Collaborative Studio, New York, in 2020. Presently she is the Co-Director of New Delhi chapter of the Video Consortium, a global platform that supports voices in documentary film and video journalism. Her films have been screened at various festivals. Her diploma film Chaaya (From the Shadows) is available on MUBI and DA films. She recently completed her short documentary Brair Kani (Cat’s Attic) which is being screened at various festivals.
Daksh Punj has worked as a freelance filmmaker on documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, Animal Planet, and advocacy films for various non-profits.
In 2022, he was one of the twelve selected participants of the 20th edition of Bridging the Gap program (2022) hosted by The Scottish Documentary Institute. He recently codirected a short documentary called Cat’s Attic that premiered at IDSFFK, 2023 in the competition section.
Rajiv Mehrotra is the Founding Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He also serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama.
PSBT is a not-for-profit that nurtures and supports the production of independent documentary films by a diversity of filmmakers from across India. Over two decades, it has produced close to 700 documentary films, each film averaging two film festival selections and every second film an award.
PSBT is led by some of India's iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Sharmila Tagore and Kiran Karnik. Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen, Aruna Vasudev and Fali Nariman were also Trustees in their lifetimes.
Since 2025, Aparna Sanyal has been leading PSBT as Director. She is a national award-winning filmmaker, and an experienced broadcast professional who has held leadership roles in various media organisations, including the India Chapter of the International Association of Women in Radio & Television.
This film is a part of PSBT's mentoring initiative, Doc_Commune. Launched in 2021, the programme offers a dedicated space for young filmmakers to engage with experienced professionals, refine their projects, and build a supportive community. Through a series of masterclasses, feedback sessions, and conversations, Doc_Commune encourages creative exploration while offering practical guidance on the documentary process. It serves as a bridge between early-career filmmakers and the larger documentary ecosystem. Harjas Singh works on Doc_Commune as Assistant Producer.
Credits
Director: Nundrisha Wakhloo
Co-director: Daksh Punj
Screenplay: Nundrisha Wakhloo
Cinematographer: Daksh Punj & Nundrisha Wakhloo
Sound recordist: Neelansh Mittra & Ajinkya Kulthe
Editor: Daksh Punj
Sound Designer: Daksh Punj
Producer: Rajiv Mehrotra
Executive producer: Aparna Sanyal
Doc_Commune Team: Imrana Khan, Purnima Mehta
Produced by PSBT
psbt.org/; psbt.org/doc_commune
For festival, screening, and sale queries, please write to distribution[at]psbt[dot]org
Last updated: October 2025
Brair Kani explores an ancestral house located in Srinagar, Kashmir. Using the attic as a site of reflection, the film navigates the relationship between space, belonging and personal history. Inhabiting the confines of the attic, the house spirits exist simultaneously as carriers of collective memory and as manifestations of the emotional landscape
Grant Winner, PSBT Doc_Commune 2022-23
Directed by Nundrisha Wakhloo & Daksh Punj | 2023
Producer: Rajiv Mehrotra
Festivals
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) 2023
International Documentary Film Festival of Bhubaneshwar (IDFFB) 2023
The Himalayan Film Festival 2023
Madurai International Film Festival 2023
IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival 2024
Nundrisha Wakhloo is an independent documentary filmmaker based in New Delhi, India. Her work captures forms of reminiscing in spaces and by people, driven by her own sense of belongingness to her culture. She completed a year-long fellowship at the Union Docs Collaborative Studio, New York, in 2020. Presently she is the Co-Director of New Delhi chapter of the Video Consortium, a global platform that supports voices in documentary film and video journalism. Her films have been screened at various festivals. Her diploma film Chaaya (From the Shadows) is available on MUBI and DA films. She recently completed her short documentary Brair Kani (Cat’s Attic) which is being screened at various festivals.
Daksh Punj has worked as a freelance filmmaker on documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, Animal Planet, and advocacy films for various non-profits.
In 2022, he was one of the twelve selected participants of the 20th edition of Bridging the Gap program (2022) hosted by The Scottish Documentary Institute. He recently codirected a short documentary called Cat’s Attic that premiered at IDSFFK, 2023 in the competition section.
Rajiv Mehrotra is the Founding Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He also serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama.
PSBT is a not-for-profit that nurtures and supports the production of independent documentary films by a diversity of filmmakers from across India. Over two decades, it has produced close to 700 documentary films, each film averaging two film festival selections and every second film an award.
PSBT is led by some of India's iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Sharmila Tagore and Kiran Karnik. Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen, Aruna Vasudev and Fali Nariman were also Trustees in their lifetimes.
Since 2025, Aparna Sanyal has been leading PSBT as Director. She is a national award-winning filmmaker, and an experienced broadcast professional who has held leadership roles in various media organisations, including the India Chapter of the International Association of Women in Radio & Television.
This film is a part of PSBT's mentoring initiative, Doc_Commune. Launched in 2021, the programme offers a dedicated space for young filmmakers to engage with experienced professionals, refine their projects, and build a supportive community. Through a series of masterclasses, feedback sessions, and conversations, Doc_Commune encourages creative exploration while offering practical guidance on the documentary process. It serves as a bridge between early-career filmmakers and the larger documentary ecosystem. Harjas Singh works on Doc_Commune as Assistant Producer.
Credits
Director: Nundrisha Wakhloo
Co-director: Daksh Punj
Screenplay: Nundrisha Wakhloo
Cinematographer: Daksh Punj & Nundrisha Wakhloo
Sound recordist: Neelansh Mittra & Ajinkya Kulthe
Editor: Daksh Punj
Sound Designer: Daksh Punj
Producer: Rajiv Mehrotra
Executive producer: Aparna Sanyal
Doc_Commune Team: Imrana Khan, Purnima Mehta
Produced by PSBT
psbt.org/; psbt.org/doc_commune
For festival, screening, and sale queries, please write to distribution[at]psbt[dot]org
Last updated: October 2025
