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Swarg Se Aayo Sandes (A Message From Heaven)

After their grandmother’s passing, Molu and Maggie want to frame a picture where she’s full of life — grinning wide and looking like herself. But their grandfather wants her to look like the perfect Agarwal parivar ki bahu. With relatives on the way and tempers flaring, the hunt for the “appropriate” photo begins.
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The Story

Swarg Se Aayo Sandes is a Hindi-Marwari short film about how grief and family expectations collide in quiet, unexpected ways. After the death of their grandmother, what should have been a simple task — choosing a photo to frame — slowly spirals into chaos.


As the clock ticks and relatives begin to arrive, the search for the “appropriate” photo unravels into an absurd family mess.


The film moves between humour and heartbreak, always staying close to the people caught in between. It explores how families respond to loss in ways that feel personal, yet are shaped by the traditions they've grown up with. Swarg Se Aayo Sandes offers a gentle and sharp look at how patriarchy shows up, even in mourning.


About Filmmaker
Rachit Daruka (Director)
Rachit graduated from Whistling Woods International in 2020. Since then he has primarily worked as a screenwriter with multiple production houses, Phantom Studios being one of them. He was selected for ‘75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’ by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry of India. He is currently working as a Head Writer for acclaimed director Abhishek Sharma. He is also a Visiting Faculty at Whistling Woods International. Other than filmmaking his interests lies in reading and watching plays as he himself started out as a theatre actor in his hometown in Kolkata.

Medha Khanna (Producer)
Medha Khanna is an independent film producer based in Mumbai, originally from Chhattisgarh. Her feature MJBMJ is among her recent works and is set to premiere later this year. She is also a producer on Nukkad Naatak (A Street Play), a coming-of-age feature set against the backdrop of the Indian education system, currently in the festival circuit. Medha has collaborated on a range of independent projects. She is the associate producer on Scarce, a proof of concept supported by the Athena Film Festival and the Sloan Public Grant. She is also the executive producer on Aasha, a short film that has screened at multiple Indian film festivals. Beyond filmmaking, Medha is a visual artist with an interest in photography and drawing, and has previously exhibited her work across India.
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