Aug 16 2026 to Aug 16 2026 5:30 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

19 min | Punjabi and Hindi with English subtitles | 2024 | India
On the hottest day of the summer, Manu and Eelu are trapped indoors for one last day together. Come morning, one of them leaves the city for bigger ambitions, while the other cannot bear to be left behind. What does it take to hold on to a friendship on the edge of change?

Inspired by the women and girls who raised each other in beauty parlours and other bubble-like spaces, Bobby Beauty Parlour is a film about the tenderness of female friendship and the anxieties of growing up. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion, and the session will conclude with an audience Q&A.

Venue: Gallery
Speakers

Janhavi Asthana
Producer
Janhavi Asthana is an Indian cinematographer, producer and writer working in independent narrative film. A graduate of Prague Film School, she is a member of the Indian Women Cinematographers Collective (IWCC), and founder of Sitara Studios, a women-led production house. Her work is rooted in coming-of-age narratives and the use of food as a way of interpersonal storytelling.

Aishwaria Sonavane
Research Analyst, Takshashila Institution
Aishwaria Sonavane is a Research Analyst at the Takshashila Institution.