New Delhi, July 10 -- National Award-winning filmmaker Gurvinder Singh's latest feature, 'Rehmat', will have its world premiere in the Concorso Internazionale (Main Competition) at the 79th Locarno Film Festival, to be held from August 5-15, 2026, in Locarno, Switzerland.
'Rehmat' is the only Indian feature film selected for this year's edition. The film will compete for the festival's highest honour, the Pardo d'Oro (Golden Leopard). 'Rehmat' features an acclaimed ensemble led by Naseeruddin Shah, Suvinder Vicky, Mita Vashisht, Navjot Randhawa and Anita Meet, alongside newcomers Diya Kamboj, Harwinder Aujla and Jaswant Zafar. Based on the short stories of celebrated Punjabi writer Ajeet Cour, the film has been jointly produced by her daughter, eminent artist Arpana Caur and Singh.
Alongside the main competition, 'Rehmat' has also been nominated for the Pardo for Change, a special award recognising films that engage with pressing environmental, ethical, social and cultural issues. Selected from across the festival programme, 13 feature films will compete for the honour, which carries a prize of CHF 20,000 for the winning director.
Widely regarded as one of India's most distinctive contemporary filmmakers, Singh has made earlier films including 'Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan', 'Chauthi Koot' and 'Adh Chanani Raat'.
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