Private Project

Johari Window

Genre: Psychological Thriller

A man recovering from a car accident finds his memory, his marriage, and his sense of self splintering across what may not be one life at all. Johari Window is a psychological thriller about the parts of ourselves we hide, the parts others see, and the parts we never knew were there.

  • Ozair Abdul Aleem
    Director
  • Saad Ahmed Khan
    Director
  • Ozair Abdul Aleem
    Writer
  • Tanya Das
    Writer
  • Nabeel Abdul Aleem
    Producer
  • Abdullah Bin Nabeel
    Producer
  • Ozair Abdul Aleem
    Key Cast
    "Ron Rebello"
    Mein Mehmood
  • Dimpy Fadhiya
    Key Cast
    "Pratibha Rebello"
    The Archies
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 2, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital Full-frame Sony FX3 (4K)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Ozair Abdul Aleem, Saad Ahmed Khan

Ozair Abdul Aleem: With over 25 years in the creative field, Ozzy began his career as a copywriter in Sharjah and later on with several ad agencies in India. His passion for story-telling has shaped his career resulting in his first short film Mein Mehmood, which won awards internationally, as an actor and producer. With Johari Window, he also debuts as a director along with Saad Ahmed Khan.
Saad Ahmed Khan: Saad Khan is an Indian photographer-turned-filmmaker and director. Raised in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, his multicultural upbringing shapes his visual voice. With a foundation in photography, he brings precise composition and emotional depth to cinema, crafting intimate, visually driven stories that explore vulnerability and human tension through a distinctly cinematic lens.

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Director Statement

We've always been drawn to the spaces people can't see in themselves - the blind spots, the shadows, the things everyone around them knows but they don't.
Johari Window began as a question: what happens when reality becomes relative? When the world you trust completely is one only you can see?
The film follows a man recovering from a car accident, navigating a world that feels familiar but keeps slipping - time jumps, lapses, distortions. On the surface it's a psychological thriller. Underneath, it's a meditation on how we construct reality from the inside out.
We didn't want to explain the Johari Window framework, we wanted audiences to live inside it for the duration. To feel the disorientation of not knowing which version of reality to trust. Including their own.
Our previous film Mein Mehmood, which won awards across 11 festivals in 6 countries, was built on social observation. Johari Window is the inward turn. It's the film we needed to make next.