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Darpane Aham

Reflected Self

Short Film·2026·Punjabi·35 min

Marriage becomes a crucible where power, patriarchy and dowry reshape and ultimately devour two lives.

Synopsis

Marriage becomes a crucible where power, patriarchy and dowry reshape and ultimately devour two lives.

Set against the textured silence of small-town Punjab, Darpane Aham follows a newlywed couple as the bright optimism of their wedding gives way to the slow, suffocating weight of dowry, expectation and ego. The film looks at marriage not as ceremony but as the crucible where patriarchy reshapes and finally devours two ordinary lives.

Cast

Anup ChhabraParam
AseemShweta Gupta
Janhavi BansalParam’s Mother
Harmanpal SinghParam’s Father
Naveen AroraPandit
Arushi SharmaShweta’s Cousin
Payal SharmaShweta’s Cousin
Ankush RanaDriver
Yash ChauhanSagar Gupta
Ashok KumarShweta’s Father
MadhubalaShweta’s Mother
Vishal DhimanShweta’s Cousin

Credits

Writer, Director, Editing, SoundYatin Mago
CinematographyGurjeet Nigah, Shyam
Focus PullerKulwinder Singh
Assistant DirectorsHarsh Dogra, Ankush Rana, Yash Chauhan
Art DirectorRavi Manda
Art TeamGuri Manda, Dilpreet Singh
Line ProducerShyam Chaudhary
Assistant Line ProducerHoney
CastingYash Chauhan
Color GradingBipin Kumar Pal
MusicManik Jain
PaintingRiya Maggo
SubtitlesYatin Mago

Stills from the Film