Cactus Pears (2025)
Director: Rohan Kanawade · Writer: Rohan Kanawade
Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer who is struggling to stay unmarried. As the mourning ends, forcing his return, Anand must decide the fate of his relationship born under duress.
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Director
Rohan Kanawade
Cast
Bhushaan Manoj
Anand 
Suraaj Suman
Balya 
Jayshri Jagtap
Suman 
Dhananjay Jambar
Kailas
Sandhya Pawase
Parigha
Hemant Kadam
Tukaram
Vidhya Joshi
Vimal
Ram Daund
Gajanan
Harish Baraskar
Raja Mama
Rani Kasliwal
Sangu
Vaishali Kendale
Indu
Pratiksha Kote
Seema User Reviews (1)
When you know something is “right” for you, it’s difficult to deny it, even when faced with societal pressures to the contrary. It’s a circumstance that same-sex couples in particular have been well acquainted with for a long time. And, even though prevailing conditions have significantly improved in many quarters in recent years, there are still some notably conservative locales where freely living one’s truth can be exceedingly challenging. Which is why it’s truly groundbreaking when a film from one of those conventionally minded enclaves comes along to shake up the status quo and leave a lasting impact. Such is the case for the debut feature from writer-director Rohan Kanawade, a truly pioneering work of LGBTQ+ cinema from India, a culture not particularly known for its open-mindedness when it comes to alternative lifestyle matters. When thirty-something Anand (Bhushaan Ma…
