Knot
Director: Abhay Parveen Gupta
Language: Hindi
Year: 2024
Duration: 15
Producer: Vandana Gupta, Parveen Kumar Gupta, Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Swatilina Samanta
Director Statement:
Writers: Pratik Thakare
Cinematographer Name: Roopesh Shaji
Editor Name: Simranjeet Singh Malhotra
Producers:
Key Cast: Saarthak Arya, Sunita Rajwar, Ajeet Singh Palawat and Tanish Moudgill
Other Credits: Production Design: Neeraj Kumar Singh Associate Director: Pawan Kumar Nayak Sound Designer: Subhashree Music Composer: Arkadeep Karmakar Sync Sound Recordist: Vipul Nigam Sound Mix: Ritaban Basu D.I. Colorist: Uday Oswal Publicity Design: Bir Singh Costume Design: Navdeep Kaur
Screenings / Awards Official Selection at Cleveland International Film Festival, 2025
Best Director at Rajasthan International Film Festival, 2025
Best Child Actor at Mumbai International Cult Film Festival, 2025
Synopsis
Manish, an 6-year-old boy struggles to adapt to his mother’s absence from his life. His mother has been dead for months and the family can’t gather the courage to explain the real meaning of death to the little kid. Manish, however is a strong-willed boy who believes his mother will return if he sets out to correct all the past mischiefs he has committed. He can’t open up to his father Siddharth, who is unaware of Manish’s endeavours and is grieving over the demise of his wife. Manish pins all his hopes on a secret magic trick – that he has learnt from his friend. With both father and son struggling with their respective loss, the only way the family can come together again is if the magic trick works. But, will it?