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Songs of Forgotten Trees

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Thooya, a migrant and aspiring actress, survives the city by leveraging beauty and wit, occasionally trading intimacy for opportunity. When she sublets her sugar daddy's upscale apartment to Swetha, a fellow migrant working a corporate job, the two women--seemingly from different worlds--begin to share more than just a space. Amid the relentless pulse of Mumbai, they discover a silent empathy. But as personal histories, desires, and wounds resurface, their delicate connection is tested. What follows is not a rupture, but a strange and tender unfolding--of selfhood, of survival, of unexpected kinship.

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Siddhant Adlakha Observer The movie’s thematic conclusions are a little wordier (and more obvious) than is necessary... But Roy’s abundance of caution may stem from her not realizing what an astute visual dramatist she already is. Rated: 3/4 Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Jannat Suleman Little White Lies Roy remains able to balance location, culture and pace well enough, but in the absence of an airtight character arc, Roy’s conceptual musing on urban resilience remains fragile and potentially misconstrued. Sep 2, 2025 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Austere, restrained, fragile, and subtle, Songs of Forgotten Trees is a vindication of female empowerment in an overly traditional and sexist society whose mandate is for women to marry young and have children early. [Full review in Spanish] Sep 9, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Anuparna Roy

Director

Naaz Shaikh

Actor

Sumi Baghel

Actor

Bhushan Shimpi

Actor

Ravi Mann

Actor

Pritam Pilania

Actor

Movie Info

Synopsis Thooya, a migrant and aspiring actress, survives the city by leveraging beauty and wit, occasionally trading intimacy for opportunity. When she sublets her sugar daddy's upscale apartment to Swetha, a fellow migrant working a corporate job, the two women--seemingly from different worlds--begin to share more than just a space. Amid the relentless pulse of Mumbai, they discover a silent empathy. But as personal histories, desires, and wounds resurface, their delicate connection is tested. What follows is not a rupture, but a strange and tender unfolding--of selfhood, of survival, of unexpected kinship.
Director
Anuparna Roy
Producer
Bibhanshu Rai, Romil Jain, Ranjan Singh, Navin Shetty, Vikas Kumar, Sharib Khan
Screenwriter
Anuparna Roy
Production Co
River Tale Films, Romil Casting, Flip Films, Nube Studio, Khan & Kumar Media
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Runtime
1h 17m