{"id":107276,"date":"2025-11-08T19:02:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=107276"},"modified":"2025-11-08T19:02:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:32:49","slug":"anupam-kher-starrer-calorie-to-have-its-international-premiere-at-iffi-in-the-prestigious-cinema-of-the-world-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=107276","title":{"rendered":"Anupam Kher starrer \u2018CALORIE\u2019 to have its International Premiere at IFFI, in the prestigious cinema of the world category"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goa Khabar : Compass Productions is proud to announce Calorie, starring Anupam Kher and written and directed by Indo-Canadian filmmaker Eisha Marjara, is set to make its International Premiere in the Cinema of the World section at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, which will be held from 20th to 28th November 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calorie will release in theatres across Canada on November 28, 2025. After earning praise at its world premiere in\u00a0Calgary International Film Festival, and 3 awards at IFFSA Toronto, the film, inspired by true events, follows a Sikh-Canadian family as they confront loss and generational wounds, rediscovering love, identity, and healing along the way.<\/p>\n

The ensemble cast features\u00a0Ellora Patnaik\u00a0in the lead role, known for\u00a0Sort Of,\u00a0Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,\u00a0Kim\u2019s Convenience, and\u00a0Ginny & Georgia, along with films such as\u00a0My Own Country,\u00a0Tapish, and\u00a0One Small Visit.<\/p>\n

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The film also stars\u00a0Dolly Ahluwalia, Shanaya Dhillon-Birmhan\u00a0(debut), Ashley Ganger, Sana Syed, Puja Uppal and Tia Bhatia. The film is produced by\u00a0Joe Balass.<\/p>\n

A deeply moving, female-driven family drama,\u00a0Calorie\u00a0traces three generations of women as they confront their shared past and buried secrets during a transformative summer in India. The story follows Monika, a stressed single mother who sends her two teenage daughters to visit their relatives in India, hoping the trip reconnects them with their Punjabi roots. What begins as a reluctant visit soon unravels into a powerful journey of identity, healing, and rediscovery across continents and generations.<\/p>\n

Written & directed by\u00a0Eisha Marjara\u00a0and produced by\u00a0Joe Balass,\u00a0Calorie\u00a0beautifully captures the intersection of culture and belonging, blending the universal themes of family, love, and loss.<\/p>\n

Calorie\u00a0marks another strong performance by\u00a0Anupam Kher, who brings emotional depth and nuance to a film that bridges two worlds \u2014 Canada and India. Known for his versatile global career, Kher\u2019s participation reinforces the film\u2019s cross-cultural resonance and storytelling power.<\/p>\n

Eisha Marjara, writer-director of the film said,\u00a0\u201cCalorie is a story of mothers and daughters, of the complicated bonds that shape who we are. It\u2019s also a film born from personal grief, my own family\u2019s loss in the 1985 Air India tragedy. Through this story, I wanted to explore how we heal and find strength across generations and borders.<\/p>\n

Anupam Kher, lead actor of the film said,\u00a0\u201cCalorie is a deeply human story that goes beyond borders. It\u2019s about family, memory, and healing\u2014themes that every audience can relate to. I was drawn to the honesty and emotional truth of Eisha\u2019s storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joe Balass, producer of the film, said,\u00a0\u201cCalorie is a powerful story about hidden secrets and divisions cutting across generations. Anchored by the legendary Anupam Kher and the incredibly funny Dolly Ahluwalia, the film\u2019s heart beats through its actresses\u2014including Ellora Patnaik, Ashley Ganger, and Shanaya Dhillon-Birmhan, our youngest star, who brings unforgettable depth to Alia.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Goa Khabar : Compass Productions is proud to announce Calorie, starring Anupam Kher and written and directed by Indo-Canadian filmmaker Eisha Marjara, is set to make its International Premiere in the Cinema of the World section at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, which will be held from 20th to 28th […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":107278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,155],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-107276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6","category-155","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107276"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107279,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107276\/revisions\/107279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/107278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}