NYIFF2026 - Closing Night Film -Tighee

Two sisters and their ailing mother in Pune.

• Closing Night Reception from 5:00 PM
• Film Screening at 6:00 PM
• The Awards Ceremony & Afterparty following the film screening.
  (After party entry only for people who hold the ticket for the after party.)
  

Tighee

Director: Jeejivisha Rajshekhar Kale
Starring: Nehha Pendse Bayas, Sonalee Kulkarni, Bharati Achrekar
Run time: 1 hour 39 minutes
Language: English, Marathi

Synopsis:

SWATI RANADE-KARNIK (40) has built a respectable life in Mumbai, but everything is unravelling. Her predatory boss exploits her financial condition while her husband drowns in debt. When Swati comes to know her ailing mother HEMALATA RANADE is not long for this world, Swati returns to a house that once was home. Her childhood home in Pune with her scorned younger sister SARIKA (35), who has cared for their difficult mother alone, for the last three years. The sisters' reunion is brutal, filled with accusations of abandonment. Clashes over trivial matters whilst deeper wounds fester with their mother announcing her wish to spend her last days in hospice, away and alone. Fighting with guilt, rage, and helplessness, the three find their peace, until a fateful night when Swati discovers her old wedding video. The film explores how families survive through silence, sacrifice, and secrets that both save and destroy them.

Jeejivisha Kale, is a young independent filmmaker from Mumbai, India. Ardent believer in what's personal is global, Jeejivisha aims to tell stories with utmost personal honesty and hopes they resonate with audiences across spectrums. Tighee (Motherhood) is Jeejivisha’s debut feature film.