Rains Don’t Make Us Happy Anymore(2025)
Hindi26 mins
In the high Himalayas, the village of Lohari is submerged below the waters of a hydroelectric dam. The last member of the Jaunsari tribe, living in the remnants of his flooded village, recalls a time when the land was pulsating with magic.
Director:Yashasvi Juyal
Mood:
emotionaldarkinspiring
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 10 April 2025
- Director
- Yashasvi Juyal
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 26m
Storyline
A dam in the Himalayas flooded the village of Lohari. The last surviving member of the Jaunsari tribe now lives in the remains of his sunken home, remembering when the land was full of magic.
“A lost world, drowned by progress.”
Film Details
26Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date10 April 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarkinspiring
Themes
survivalidentityfamilycorruption
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence1
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
D
Dipesh ManralCrew
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Yashasvi JuyalDirector
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J
Jannat SethiCrew
→Trivia
- The film's title is a direct translation of a traditional Jaunsari folk saying about climate change.
- Director Yashasvi Juyal lived in a nearby village for two months to gain the community's trust before filming.
- Much of the underwater footage was shot in the actual reservoir that submerged Lohari village.
- The documentary features a previously unrecorded Jaunsari song about mountain spirits, performed by the last elder.
- It was filmed over three years to capture the changing water levels and seasons at the dam site.
- The project began as a short student film before receiving funding from an Indian environmental nonprofit.
- Local activists used screenings of the film in their campaign to review dam displacement policies.