Praveen Singh

Horn and Ivory

Ambitions, dreams and hope shape one's future in accordance with resources, efforts and perspectives. But when the alignment fails between them, an avalanche of unpredictable and fatal scenarios sets into motion.

Mrityubhoj: The Death Feast

Hindus celebrate 'Mrityubhoj', or the Death Feast, on the 13th day after a cremation as a remembrance for the departed soul, and also as a ritual to help the soul find heavenly abode. However, today this practice has become akin to a status symbol and a reflection of a family's social standing. This film takes a fly on the wall approach, following a family in the Chambal district in India, as they get ready to organize a death feast following the demise of their father. Caught between tradition, societal pressure, and prestige on the one hand and on the other hand, activists trying to put a lid on the pernicious practice of Mrityubhoj, especially for the poor, it tries to capture their predicament of being caught between a rock and a hard place.

India's Wandering Lions

Once facing extinction, Asia's last wild lions live dangerously close to India's villages.