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'It’s difficult to get theatrical release': Sabar Bonda director Rohan Kanawade
Updated On: 16 September, 2025 07:34 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma
Director Rohan Kanawade reveals he was initially fearful of Sabar Bonda not finding a release in today’s market. He also opened up about how several filmmakers’ support ensured the Sundance-winning Marathi movie gets a theatre release
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A still from ‘Sabar Bonda’. Pics/Ashish Raje, Yogen Shah, Instagram
Faith over fear — this principle has guided filmmaker Rohan Kanawade up to this point. His maiden feature film, Sabar Bonda, won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema: Dramatic category at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Despite the win, the director wasn’t sure whether his romantic drama would be picked up for a theatrical release. Today, his faith in the movie has trumped his fear as actor and producer Rana Daggubati is bringing Sabar Bonda to theatres. “I didn’t know it would be this quick,” he chuckles.
“I know it’s very difficult to get a theatrical release nowadays. So many of my filmmaker friends have made their movies and they aren’t getting distribution. So, it was scary when we were making Sabar Bonda. But with all these people joining it, the release will be stronger,” he says, happy to have the support of filmmakers Vikramaditya Motwane, Nikkhil Advani, Nagraj Manjule, and actor Sai Tamhankar who have come on board as executive producers.
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