Married through pity, Karim and Ameena eke out a passionless life in Mumbai. She clings to anonymous letters, while he’s quietly gay. When Karim finds desire in a thief named Sukka, and Ameena mistakes a pimp for her letter-writer, four lonely lives collide in longing, illusion and survival.
Lovers in the Blue Night
Lovers in the Blue Night
Australian Premiere.
Director
Anuparna Roy
Runtime
107 Minutes
Country
India, United States
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Created with a quiet sense of introspection despite its setting in the maw of chaotic Mumbai, Lovers in the Blue Night focuses on people who dare to desire in a world that punishes feelings.
Central to the story are Karim and Ameena; married through Karim's pity for Ameena when her village is swallowed by floods. Residing in a shanty, the passionless couple eke out a living as best they can. Karim is quietly gay, while Ameena clings to anonymous letters promising the tenderness life has denied her.
When Karim finds his forbidden desire in Sukka, a thief desperate to rise above the weight of caste, Ameena mistakes the bar's pimp, Omran, for her secret letter-writer and begins to fall for him. Love, illusion and survival collide as all four are forced to reckon with the cost of wanting more than mere survival.
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Film Credits
Director
Anuparna Roy
Year
2026
Country
India & United States
Language
Hindi & Marathi
Subtitles
English
Type
Feature Fiction
Program Strand
Feature Fiction Competition
Producer
Sharib Khan, Vikas Kumar, Rhet Topham, Bibhanshu Rai & Romil Jain
Writer
Anuparna Roy
Cinematographer
Debjit Samanta
Editor
Ketul Thakkar
Cast
Neelima Sharma, Pritam Pilania, Bhushan Shimpi, Jatin Sarin, Kajal Keshav & Vinod Suryavanshi
Music
Nishant Ramtake
Film Source
Ammi Media
Genre
BIPOC, Drama, LGBTQIA+ & Romance
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