Sandhya Suri’s narrative feature debut is a police procedural set in India revolving around the gruesome murder of a teenager.

The United Kingdom has selected “Santosh” as the country’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. The movie written and directed by Sandhya Suri won Best International Debut at the 2024 Jerusalem Film Festival,

The British Academy has selected Sandhya Suri’s acclaimed crime thriller “Santosh” as the U.K.’s submission to the Oscars’ international feature film category. The Hindi-language film, which bowed in the Un Certain Regard competition in Cannes earlier this year,

Switzerland has picked Reinas, a Peruvian family drama from Swiss-Peruvian filmmaker Klaudia Reynicke, as its entry for the 2025 Oscars in the best international feature category. The film is set during a summer in Lima in 1992 as a father tries to reconnect to his two daughters against the tumultuous political backdrop of a country

In an exciting turn of events for Indian cinema, Kiran Rao's film Laapataa Ladies has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars 2025. Just two days later, another Hindi film, Santosh, directed by Sandhya Suri,

This gripping police procedural, which follows a young Hindu widow investigating a murder alongside a veteran inspector, premiered at Cannes and highlights crucial social issues in India.

Sandhya Suri's Santosh has been selected by the UK for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2025 Oscars. The film, starring Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar, had its world premiere at Cannes.