Indian Panorama, a flagship component of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), will showcase 25 feature films, including five films in the Mainstream Cinema section, and 20 non-feature films for 2026. ‘Dhurandhar’ (Hindi), directed by Aditya Dhar, has been selected as the opening feature film of Indian Panorama 2026, and ‘Becoming’ (Ladakhi), directed by Ms Leena Yadav, has been selected as the opening non-feature film.
The feature-film selection has been made from 404 contemporary Indian feature-film entries, while the 20 non-feature films have been selected from 358 entries. Together, the selections bring a wide range of contemporary Indian filmmaking to the festival, spanning feature and non-feature forms and multiple languages. Indian Panorama aims to select feature and non-feature films of cinematic, thematic and aesthetic excellence for the promotion of film art. The selection is undertaken by separate juries for feature and non-feature films, led by their respective chairpersons.
The Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award seeks to encourage fresh perspectives, innovative forms of expression and new talent in Indian cinema.
25 Feature Films Selected for Indian Panorama 2026
The Feature Film Jury, comprising 12 members, was headed by National Film Award-winning film director and producer Shri Madhur Bhandarkar. The selected feature-film package comprises 20 films in the Indian Panorama Feature Film section and five films in the Mainstream Cinema section.
No.
Title of film
Language
Director
1
Paro – The Untold Story Of Bride Slavery
Hindi
Gajendra Ahire
2
Laalo – Krishna Sada Sahaayate
Gujarati
Ankit Bhupatbhai Sakhiya
3
The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond
Hindi
Kamakhya Narayan Singh
4
Krishnavataram
Hindi
Hardik Gajjar
5
Birds On Ice
Ladakhi
Sahil Shah
6
Scroll
Tamil
Kannan S
7
Pagla Ghora
Bengali
Sekhar Das
8
Aadi Anant
Marathi
Mahesh Limaye (aka Shivkumar Limaye)
9
Urum
Nyishi
Duyu Tabyo
10
Banaras
Hindi
Bharatbala Ganapathy
11
Kabir Sir Ka Akhri Lesson
Hindi
Sarfaraz
12
Sing Geetham
Telugu
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
13
Ohh My Dog
Hindi
Amit Rai
14
Ruby-Cube
Kannada
P Sheshadri
15
Sev Micchar
Hindi
Muskan Asthana
16
Pili Channe
Tulu
Anupama Sharadhi
17
The Great Grand Superhero Aliens Ka Aagman
Hindi
Manish Saini
18
Thaai Kizhavi
Tamil
Sivakumar Murugesan
19
Surjyamukhi
Assamese
Antara G.G. Choudhury
20
Sarvam Maya
Malayalam
Akhil Sathyan
Mainstream Cinema Section
No.
Title of film
Language
Director
21
Kantara A Legend Chapter 1
Kannada
Rishab Shetty
22
Baapya
Marathi
Samir Tewari
23
Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (Pandaga Ki Vastunnaru)
Telugu
Anil Ravipudi
24
Dhurandhar
Hindi
Aditya Dhar
25
Deool Band 2
Marathi
Pravin Vitthal Tarde
Nominations for Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award
The Feature Film Jury has nominated the following five films for the Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award:
No.
Original title of film
Language
Director
1
Chennai Love Story
Telugu
Ravi Varma Namburi
2
Pratyabartan
Bengali
Samarpan Sengupta
3
Tighi
Marathi
Jeejivisha Kale
4
Sledge
Kashmiri
Raja Shabir Mohd Khan
5
Hanuman Ansh
Hindi
Dr Vishal Chaturvedi
20 Non-Feature Films Selected for Indian Panorama 2026
The Non-Feature Film Jury, comprising six members, was headed by renowned film director and educationist Shri Himanshu Sekhar Khatua. A package of 20 non-feature films has been selected from 358 contemporary Indian non-feature film entries. The package reflects the capacity of emerging and established filmmakers to document, investigate, entertain and engage with contemporary Indian values.
No.
Title of film
Language
Director(s)
1
The Unseen Holy River – Saraswati
Hindi
Bhasker Vishwanathan
2
Becoming
Ladakhi
Leena Yadav
3
Shat-Shat Atal
Hindi
Atul Pandey
4
The Hug of Emptiness
Kannada
Pradeep Kumar Shetty K
5
Red Carpet
Assamese
Aimee Baruah
6
Demography is Destiny
Hindi
Kamakhya Narayan Singh; Anshuman Shekhar
7
Echoes of the last shelter
Hindi
Bharat Arora; Rajesh Bhatia
8
Win
Telugu
Praveen
9
Ulididdu Sampige Maatra
Kannada
Abhishek
10
Nirmanjali: The Chandigarh of Maciej Nowicki
English
Suraj Kumar
11
Shiksha
Marathi
Amyth Patkar
12
Naqsh-e-Daur
Kashmiri
Baba Tassaduq Hussain
13
Chandoba
Marathi
Nipun Dharmadhikari
14
Abhal -Vriksh
Marathi
Santosh Davakhar
15
Attappadi
Tamil
Vijeesh Mani
16
Save The God
Hindi
Niraj Kumar Mishra
17
Amit Atal
Hindi
Hitesh Shankar
18
Switch Off
Malayalam
Sandeep Francis
19
Chalo Indian with Eric Ji – Mizoram
English
Rajdeep Choudhury
20
Kathar Katha
Bengali
Dhritisree Sarkar
Introduced in 1978 under the umbrella of IFFI, Indian Panorama promotes Indian films and the country’s rich culture and heritage through cinematic art. It is dedicated to showcasing the best Indian films of the year and promoting film art through non-profit screenings. Beyond their screening at IFFI, selected films may be presented at international film festivals in India and abroad, Indian Film Weeks held under Bilateral Cultural Exchange Programmes, specialised Indian Film Festivals outside cultural exchange protocols, and special Indian Panorama festivals in India.
