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The Housekeeper

Deepa Didi

VIFF Short Forum

North American Premiere

Over time, the routines of Abhi, a young urbanite living in Mumbai, and Deepa, his housekeeper, intertwine.

Director
Cast

Zoya Shabana Khan, Manik Papneja, Mahi Girish Bhanushali, Yaashi Agarwal, Vipul Chanda, Asif Ali

Credits
Country of Origin

India

Year

2024

Language

In Hindi, English and Marathi with English subtitles

18+
24 min
Cinemas of Asia Drama Shorts

Credits & Director

Executive Producer

Pallavi Singh

Producer

Kedhhar Barrve, Surya Balakrishnan

Screenwriter

Deepanshu Mallik

Cinematography

Manoj Karmakar

Editor

Navtika Sharma, Abhro Banerjee

Production Design

Trupti Chavan

Original Music

Shubham Shirule

Surya Balakrishnan headshot

Surya Balakrishnan

Surya Balakrishnan is a filmmaker and co-founder of Footloose Films, a Mumbai-based advertising production house. A graphic design graduate and NYFA alum, Balakrishnan recently directed two episodes of the critically acclaimed Amazon Original Khauf. Her debut feature documentary, Amarkatha (2025), is an eco-political film set in Kashmir that explores the complexities of the Amarnath pilgrimage. A format-agnostic by choice, Balakrishnan gravitates toward stories that gently urge us to care.

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