In Sandhya Suri’s narrative feature debut, a widow and a notorious police inspector try to solve the gruesome murder of a teenager. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic A few days after her parents ...

Who wields power in society? What will they do when they have it? Will they wield it justly or, as frequently happens, use it to create more cycles of violence? In Sandhya Suri’s searing yet subtle ...

The Indian theatrical release of “Santosh,” which landed on the Oscars‘ international feature shortlist, has been delayed due to an unexpected holdup at India’s Central Board of Film Certification ...

An Indian widow becomes a police officer in this crime drama that offers searing social critique. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we ...

In Sandhya Suri’s Santosh, a young Dalit girl has been murdered and her body is found floating in a village well. But it’s the apathy, the procedural inertia, and the sneering shrugs and sideways ...

Cannes: Filmmaker Sandhya Suri's debut feature speaks volumes — without saying too much. “Santosh” is named after its lead character, Santosh Saini — a young widow unaccustomed to working but is now ...

Crime procedurals in India tend to follow a formula: there’s always one brilliant and upstanding cop fighting the good fight within a corrupt and unjust system - either by taking the moral high road ...

Directed by Sandhya Suri and starring Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar, Santosh was nominated for the 97th Academy Awards. However, it was not released in India because the censor board wanted to cut ...

Indian film censors have refused to approve the release of the critically acclaimed film Santosh due to concerns about its portrayal of misogyny, Islamophobia, and violence in the Indian police force.

Just two days after "Laapataa Ladies" was named India's official submission for the 2025 Oscars, another Hindi film has received the same honour—but this time from the United Kingdom. Sandhya Suri's ...

Hindi film Santosh, which was Britain's official entry to the Oscars last year, is finally getting a release in India after almost a year-long battle over censorship and certification. The film, which ...