India, Jan. 31 -- Marathi filmmaker Rohan Parashuram Kanawade's Sabar Bonda has made India proud at the 2025 edition of the Sundance Film Festival. The film which was the only Indian feature film to premiere at the festival, has now won the top prize- the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. (Also read: Sabar Bonda director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade says queer characters from rural areas are not shown on screen)

The announcement was made by the official social media site of the festival on Friday evening.

Sabar Bonda stars Bhushaan Manoj and Suraaj Suman as two men who meet in a rural village of Maharashtra and rekindle their love for each other. The film is co-production between India, United Kingdom and Canada. The cast and crew o...