Mumbai, Oct. 27 -- The global trailer of Marathi-language thriller 'Gondhal', India's official Oscar entry, has been unveiled as it offers a glimpse of a story rooted in Maharashtra's cultural traditions.

The trailer hints at a mysterious tale, with duty, devotion, and desire taking centrestage, drawing a newly married couple amid unsettling events.

Set in Maharashtra, the story plays out over a single night during a Gondhal - a folk ritual in which devotion is expressed through song, dance, and theatrical storytelling.

Actress Ishita Deshmukh plays the lead female role as Suman, a young wife who is stuck in a suffocating marriage. "She tries to take back control by playing on the fixation her lover Sarjerao (Nishad Bhoir) has develope...