Oscar-Selected Gondhal Sets Six-City Previews Ahead of Release

Gondhal is a Marathi psychological thriller written and directed by Santosh Davakhar.

India chose it to represent the country at the 99th Academy Awards.

Special screenings will start on October 9 in Mumbai and Pune, then take place in four other cities.

People can watch these previews in Marathi or Hindi.

Later, the movie is planned to reach audiences in India and other countries in six languages.

The filmmakers have not announced the wider release date.

The story uses Gondhal, a folk ritual from Maharashtra, as an important part of its setting.

It follows Suman, a young woman caught in a troubled marriage and dangerous events.

Davakhar says he hopes viewers will experience the film in a theatre without preconceived ideas.