India, Nov. 3 -- As the Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) 2025 came to a close on Sunday, filmmaker Kiran Rao was the highlight of the day, emphasising the need to create an infrastructure and environment for independent films to succeed. During her session, the Laapataa Ladies director spoke about everything from movie ticket prices to streaming vs theatrical films.

On the final day of DIFF 2025, Kiran Rao took the stage for the festival's 'Vision and Voice' masterclass, where she dissected the current indie films landscape. Acknowledging that the audience's palette has "definitely broadened" with streamers taking films to a wider set of viewers, the filmmaker wondered if the same set of audiences is willing to pay to watch...