New Delhi, June 22 -- The history of Kashmiri Hindus has always been a dark and tragedy-marked subject, and their stories are truly haunting. Over the years, this subject has been touched upon many times in Indian cinema, with dramatically different takes, be it the likes of director Vivek Agnihotri's politically charged, and controversial yet acclaimed 'The Kashmir Files', or Aditya Suhas Jambhale's mind-boggling feature 'Baramullah', which deals with the subject from a supernatural horror angle.

But where directors Ankit Walli and Siddarth Koul differ from these titles in their indie debut feature 'Batt Koch' (The Lost Lane), is simplicity.

Taking on a far more individualistic, and sombre tone compared to its grander Bollywood peers, th...