Ankhon Dekhi

The story unfolds in present-day urban India, with references to a travel agent job and a local loan shark, aspects of middle-class life. The events occur within a span of weeks to months, focusing on everyday decisions rather than historical upheavals. The time period emphasizes modern communications, urban life, and family dynamics within a middle-class setting.

Set in a cramped old-house neighborhood of Delhi, the film follows a close-knit extended family living in Old Delhi. The environment is dense, bustling, and intimate, with narrow lanes and a rhythm of daily rituals. The city serves as a backdrop for the narrator’s experiments with perception and truth, and for the family’s reactions to his radical creed.

🔎 Perception

The film centers on Bauji’s radical creed: believe only what you have seen. This challenges inherited rituals and social expectations, forcing characters to confront what they truly trust. Perception becomes a compass that reshapes family bonds, faith, and everyday actions.

🕊️ Freedom

Bauji’s dream of flying and his decision to strip away pretenses create a sense of personal freedom that unsettles tradition. The quest for observable truth opens paths to new choices, including leaving his job and re-evaluating what a 'verified' life means. The film uses small, intimate moments to explore the cost of freedom.

👪 Family

Family dynamics drive the narrative as Bauji’s experiment influences his wife Amma and daughter Ajju’s fiancé. The tension between trust, duty, and individual conviction tests long-held loyalties. Yet the story also shows how love and humor sustain a family through radical change.