Zari
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Amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in India, young American Neelu forges an unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk with a secret.
- Director
- Shruti Parekh
- Time
- 0:19:16
- Country
- India, United States
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2024
- Cast
- Aesha Soni, Kamal Batra, Richa Kalra, Kundan Kumar, Padma Damodaran
Awards Nominations
- NewFest
- Austin Film Festival
- Napa Valley Asian American Film Festival
- BFI Flare
- Cleveland International Film Festival
- Aspen ShortsFest
(Upcoming before SSFF&Asia)
- Julien Dubuque Int'l Film Festival
- San Luis Obispo Int'l Film Festival
- LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
- CAAMFest
Director
Shruti Parekh
Shruti Parekh is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker. Her short, ZARI, was a winner of CAPE/Janet Yang Productions' Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge and won the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at NewFest. Shruti’s prior short, ESPERANZA, screened at 20+ festivals and won four awards. Shruti has an MFA in Directing from UCLA.
Cast
Aesha Soni, Kamal Batra, Richa Kalra, Kundan Kumar, Padma Damodaran
Screening
Online Screening
| Online | schedule | Online Screening |
|---|---|---|
| Online Grand Theater | 2025.10.22 [Wed] - 11.10 [Mon] |
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