Funeral Bier "Gahvara"

To fulfill his grandmother’s last wish, Farhan makes a new funeral bier (gahvara) to take her body to the burial ground. But the events that happen thereafter change Farhan's life and perspective forever.

  • TARIQ MOHAMMAD
    Director
  • TARIQ MOHAMMAD
    Writer
  • NEERU KOHLI
    Producer
  • HIMANSH KOHLI
    Key Cast
    "FARHAN"
    YARIYAAN
  • NEERAJ SOOD
    Key Cast
    "FATHER"
    BAND BAJA BARAAT
  • PRIYANKA VERMA
    Key Cast
    "NARGIS"
    AANI MAANI
  • FLORA BOSE
    Key Cast
    "GRANDMOM"
    SHUBH MANGAL SAWDHAN
  • HARBINDER KAUR
    Key Cast
    "MOTHER"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Gahvara
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    27 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 24, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    36,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    ALEXA MINI
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - TARIQ MOHAMMAD

Tariq Mohammad started his career as TV show dialogue and screenplay writer. He has written many television series in India including Kareena kareena etc. and then switched to feature film writing and have written hindi language films like Sweetie weds NRI, Dil hai gray, Dear Dia and Boondi Raita etc.
Funeral Bier (Gahvara) is his directorial debut.

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Director Statement

There were two main reasons behind writing and directing this film called FUNERAL BIER "GAHVARA".
First, I was born and brought up in the same Indian Muslim culture/ milieu which is shown in the film. So, it was relatively convenient for me as a director to tell the story in a more realistic, authentic and honest way.
Secondly this story deals with the "change". As we know change is the only constant. Everything changes with the passage of time or with the happening of some event or incident. This story too deals with the same issue where protagonist's perspective change due to his personal losses.
We as a team including actors and technician have tried our level best to make this short film as realistic as we could.
Hope viewers will like it.
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