Hotel Salvation (Mukti Bhawan)

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Faced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey.


Director: Shubhashish Bhutiani
Writers: Shubhashish Bhutiani, Shubhashish Bhutiani
Stars: Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Geetanjali Kulkarni

Filmed on a modest budget with a subtle sense of place and pace, this highly impressive debut considers mortality with a wry compassion that's rare for such a young director.

--David Parkinson


I found this film gently amusing and quite affecting.