K A L K I

A coming-of-age drama with a mystical edge, KALKI follows Kaveri Chakrapani, an adopted heiress to the Vishav Clan—a devoted sect of Lord Vishnu. Chosen by the Head Priest against all odds, Kaveri’s fate takes a drastic turn when he passes away, leaving her to lead a world she was never born into. As she steps into power, she faces an unstoppable adversary, Pandit Kuber, in a battle that transcends good and evil—exploring the meaning of life, death, and everything in between.

  • Pavit Gandhi
    Director
  • Pavit Gandhi
    Writer
  • Pavit Gandhi
    Producer
  • Adithya Rajan
    Producer
    Rajapart, Durasa, The Last Date
  • Jeff Griggs
    Producer
    The Mobely Test
  • Sean Dagiwa
    Producer
  • Amanda Mutai
    Producer
  • Puja
    Key Cast
    "Kaveri "
    The Lincoln Lawyer, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, CSI: Miami
  • Sanjay Savkur
    Key Cast
    "Pandit Kuber / Raghavendera Kedarnath"
    Deli Boys, Tarpana
  • Rahul Vaidya
    Key Cast
    "Pandit Badri"
  • Jasraj Singh
    Key Cast
    "Pandit Rajgopal"
    Nazar
  • Anand Gupta
    Key Cast
    "Mahesh Tripathy"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Period Drama, Coming of Age
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:3:5
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - DePaul University
Director Biography - Pavit Gandhi

Pavit is an Independent Indian Filmmaker currently based in the United States. Coming from the world of journalism, her ardor for collaboration, research and all things art lead to her pursuit of film in 2020. She holds an MFA degree in Film and Television from DePaul University, Chicago and her work explores the complexities that lie within the mundaneness in human connections, interpersonal identities, and magical realism.

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Director Statement

I wrote K A L K I at a time when I was missing home the most...even though I was at home. That sense of being present but not feeling in control, a numbing restlessness that continued to wrap my body for nights and for reasons that seemed too necessary then - I couldn't show or talk to anyone about it nor did I feel like opening up that way and so I decided to weild my pen...to unwrap myself from that unsettlement and come back to myself.