Greater Kalesh(2025)
Hindi52 mins
Greater Kalesh (2025) is a 52-minute Hindi film directed by Aditya Chandiok. Starring Poojan Chhabra, Sangeeta Balachandran and Aditya Chandiok. With an audience rating of 5.3/10, Greater Kalesh stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2025.
Director:Aditya Chandiok
Mood:
emotionaluplifting
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 17 October 2025
- Director
- Aditya Chandiok
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 52m
- GudVibe Rating
- 5.3/10
Storyline
A woman comes back to her family for an unexpected Diwali visit. Her homecoming stirs up hidden secrets and old arguments, putting the family's relationships under intense pressure.
“A family reunion. A festival of secrets.”
Film Details
5.3Rating
52Minutes
HindiLanguage
U/A 13+Certificate
Release Date17 October 2025
Also Known Asفوضى موسم الاحتفالات
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaluplifting
Themes
familyidentitylove
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
5.3/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Poojan ChhabraActor
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Sangeeta BalachandranActor
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Aditya ChandiokDirector
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Shikhar BhatnagarCrew
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Keshav MehtaActor
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Greater Kalesh' is a playful nod to the common Hindi slang for family drama, but it was almost titled 'Diwali Lights'.
- Director Aditya Chandiok shot the entire movie in a real, lived-in family home in Dehradun over just 28 days.
- The lead actress, playing Twinkle, had to learn a specific regional style of rangoli for a key scene, which took two weeks of practice.
- A major argument scene between the family members was filmed in one continuous 11-minute take to feel more real.
- The movie subtly uses different types of diyas (clay lamps) in scenes to show each character's changing emotional state.
- The original script had a different ending, but it was changed after feedback from early test screenings with families.
- Several of the background actors in the Diwali party scenes are actually the real-life family members of the crew.