Mukti Bhawan

Adil Hussain
Lalit Behl
Geetanjali Kulkarni
Palomi Ghosh
Navnindra Behl

David Huwiler

Mukti Bhawan (English: Hotel Salvation) is a film based on relationships and family written and directed by Shubhashish Bhutiani and produced by Sanjay Bhutiani. The film stars Adil Hussain and Lalit Behl in the lead roles.Adil Hussain Wins National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) at 64th National Film Awards for acting in this film. The film’s World Premiere was held at the 73rd Venice Film Festival 2016. Followed by Busan International Film Festival, South Korea 2016, Dubai International Film Festival 2016, EFM Berlin Film Festival, Goteborg Film Festival 2017, Sweden and Festival International Des Cinemas d’Asie De Vesoul, France 2017. The film was awarded the GRAND PRIX “ENRICHO FULCHIGNONI” and UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the Venice International Film Festival and is also the recipient of the Asia Cinema Fund by BIFF 2016, South Korea.It was adjudged the Critics Choice Award, Vesoul International Film Festival, France. It received a 10-minute standing ovation at the world premiere at Venice Film Festival.

Mukti Bhawan isn’t a story of death, but of life and relationships that make us who we are, in a city that sometimes sees death as part of its fabric and sometimes as a celebration. Mukti Bhawan is a film that follows the story of a reluctant son who must take his father to the holy city of Varanasi, where his father believes he will breathe his last and attain salvation. When a 77-year-old man, Daya, wakes up from a strange nightmare, he knows his time is up and he must get to Varanasi immediately in hope of dying there to attain salvation. His dutiful son, Rajiv, is left with no choice but to drop everything and make the journey with his stubborn father, leaving behind his wife and daughter. The two of them check into MuktiBhawan, a hotel devoted to people hoping to spend their last days there. Rajiv finds himself having to live and take care of his father for the first time in his life. While Rajiv struggles to juggle his responsibilities back home, Daya starts to bloom as he finds a sense of community in the hotel, and a companion in the 75-year old Vimla. As the days go by and Daya shows no sign of letting up, Rajiv is faced with the dilemma of whether to remain there with his father or fulfill his duty back home. Rajiv gives his father a shot at salvation but as family bonds are tested, he finds himself torn, not knowing what he must do to keep his life together.