Rohan Parashuram Kanwade’s “ Cactus Pears ” (Sabar Bonda) is heading home to India after making history earlier this year as the first Indian fiction feature to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

“Baahubali” star Rana Daggubati ‘s Spirit Media has secured Indian distribution rights for the Marathi-language drama, which previously distributed Cannes Grand Prix winner “All We Imagine as Light” in the territory. The film has also locked North American distribution with Strand Releasing.

Set against the rugged landscape of western India, the film follows Anand, a city-dweller coping with personal loss and family pressures as he undertakes a 10-day mourning ritual in his ancestral village. There he reconnects with Balya, a childhood friend facing similar societal e

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