Kirti Kulhari’s first feature as producer came with a practical constraint: one camera and an 18-day shoot. In an October 30 interview with Bollywood Hungama, she described how detailed preparation helped the team make Kinaare within those limits.
The film is part of the Dharamshala International Film Festival’s 2026 programme. Its arrival offers a useful way to look beyond an actor’s new producer credit and towards the decisions that make a film possible.
The Work Before the Shoot
Kulhari told Bollywood Hungama that the camera and direction departments needed to agree precisely on what they would shoot. With limited resources, the team worked extensively on paper beforehand. She said production had finished in January.
That account puts preparation at the centre of the production story. A compressed schedule makes the choices made before filming especially consequential: the set becomes the place to execute those decisions rather than endlessly reconsider them. It is also worth separating efficiency from quality. A short shoot describes how a film was made; it cannot, by itself, tell audiences how well the finished film works.
A Homecoming at the Centre
The festival describes Kinaare, also listed as Shores, as an 85-minute Indian feature. Kulhari plays Amina, whose daily responsibilities involve her ageing parents and the family home. A visit from her cousin Azam after 15 years reopens memories of a past relationship.
Written and directed by brothers Akbar Quadri and Azam Quadri, the film also features Rajeev Siddhartha, Alka Amin and Ravi Taneja. The official credits name Arjun Sundarram as cinematographer, Bakul Matiyani as editor and Mohan Kannan for music.
The directors’ backgrounds include theatre, documentaries and radio as well as film. Their festival biography traces their theatre work to IPTA Jamia and Antaral Theatre. That range is useful context for a story built around family, memory and a returning visitor, without pre-judging its execution.
Finding the Next Screen
Kulhari also told Bollywood Hungama that the film was being sold and that she hoped for a digital home. A theatrical release was not settled in that interview.
For viewers, the immediate distinction is between a festival selection and general availability. DIFF runs from October 29 to November 1 at Tibetan Children’s Village in Upper Dharamshala. A wider release still needs an announcement. Kinaare’s next important development will be where audiences outside that festival can actually watch it.