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As I prepare to bid farewell to a childhood home, grief returns unannounced, leaving us once more at its quiet threshold.
Grant Winner, PSBT Doc_Commune 2024-25
Directed by Tarang Thakkar | 2025
Producers: Aparna Sanyal, Rajiv Mehrotra
Festivals:
1. 14th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2026
Tarang, an architecture graduate from IPSA, Gujarat, is based in Ahmedabad and freelances in regional, commercial, and independent films. With a former education in Architecture, she believes that Architecture and Filmmaking share a common thread of creating immersive experiences. Her transition from architecture to filmmaking has been driven by a profound interest in visual storytelling, spatial narratives, and the relationship between people and their environments.
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.
Director and Editor - Tarang Pradip Thakkar
Producer - Rajiv Mehrotra, Aparna Sanyal
Assistant Producer - Harjas Singh
Cinematographer - Dhrupad Shukla, Het Patel
Sound Design and Mix - Devkrit Baluni
Colorist - Soham Banerjee
Associate colorist - Sachy
Archives - Pradip Thakkar, Vijay Thakkar
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: November 2025
As I prepare to bid farewell to a childhood home, grief returns unannounced, leaving us once more at its quiet threshold.
Grant Winner, PSBT Doc_Commune 2024-25
Directed by Tarang Thakkar | 2025
Producers: Aparna Sanyal, Rajiv Mehrotra
Festivals:
1. 14th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2026
Tarang, an architecture graduate from IPSA, Gujarat, is based in Ahmedabad and freelances in regional, commercial, and independent films. With a former education in Architecture, she believes that Architecture and Filmmaking share a common thread of creating immersive experiences. Her transition from architecture to filmmaking has been driven by a profound interest in visual storytelling, spatial narratives, and the relationship between people and their environments.
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.
Director and Editor - Tarang Pradip Thakkar
Producer - Rajiv Mehrotra, Aparna Sanyal
Assistant Producer - Harjas Singh
Cinematographer - Dhrupad Shukla, Het Patel
Sound Design and Mix - Devkrit Baluni
Colorist - Soham Banerjee
Associate colorist - Sachy
Archives - Pradip Thakkar, Vijay Thakkar
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: November 2025
