No Space To Pray(2025)
Hindi40 mins
No Space To Pray (2025) is a 40-minute Hindi film directed by Raunaq Singh Chopra. Starring Raunaq Singh Chopra.
Director:Raunaq Singh Chopra
Mood:
emotionaldisturbingthought-provoking
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 30 October 2025
- Director
- Raunaq Singh Chopra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 40m
Storyline
A community in Gurugram fights to find places to pray as the city grows and public spaces disappear. This causes rising tensions between different groups. The documentary shows personal stories about faith and belonging in a divided India.
“A city grows, but where can faith find its place?”
Film Details
Rating
40Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date30 October 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldisturbingthought-provoking
Themes
identityjusticefamilysurvival
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitycomplex
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability4
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Cast & Crew
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Raunaq Singh ChopraDirector
→Trivia
- The film's title was inspired by a real-life protest sign seen by the director during a visit to a Gurugram neighborhood.
- It was shot entirely on location in Gurugram over 18 months, capturing seasonal changes in the urban landscape.
- Director Raunaq Singh Chopra used small, discreet cameras to film in sensitive locations without disrupting events.
- The documentary includes never-before-seen archival footage of Gurugram's rapid development from the 1990s.
- A key interview subject is a retired urban planner who helped design the city but now critiques its lack of communal spaces.
- The film's score incorporates ambient sounds recorded at dawn and dusk from various disputed prayer sites in the city.
- It premiered at a non-competitive section of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam before its India release.