Naseeruddin Shah’s ‘Rehmat’ is India’s lone contender at Locarno Fest
Nationwide Award-winning filmmaker Gurvinder Singh’s newest characteristic, ‘Rehmat’, may have its world premiere within the Concorso Internazionale (Fundamental Competitors) on the 79th Locarno Movie Pageant, to be held from August 5-15, 2026, in Locarno, Switzerland.
‘Rehmat’ is the one Indian characteristic movie chosen for this 12 months’s version. The movie will compete for the pageant’s highest honour, the Pardo d’Oro (Golden Leopard). ‘Rehmat’ options an acclaimed ensemble led by Naseeruddin Shah, Suvinder Vicky, Mita Vashisht, Navjot Randhawa and Anita Meet, alongside newcomers Diya Kamboj, Harwinder Aujla and Jaswant Zafar. Based mostly on the brief tales of celebrated Punjabi author Ajeet Cour, the movie has been collectively produced by her daughter, eminent artist Arpana Caur and Singh.
Alongside the primary competitors, ‘Rehmat’ has additionally been nominated for the Pardo for Change, a particular award recognising movies that have interaction with urgent environmental, moral, social and cultural points. Chosen from throughout the pageant programme, 13 characteristic movies will compete for the honour, which carries a prize of CHF 20,000 for the successful director.
Broadly thought to be one in all India’s most distinctive modern filmmakers, Singh has made earlier movies together with ‘Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan’, ‘Chauthi Koot’ and ‘Adh Chanani Raat’.
