Bittu cleans the city’s toilets, while the people around him treat him as someone to avoid. He wants to be called by his name and treated with respect. The festival’s synopsis introduces a stranger’s kindness and a scrap of paper as the opening to an unexpected, surreal possibility.
Why this film matters
A modest wish for dignity can be a stronger story engine than a grand technological premise. The contrast between Bittu’s essential work and his social invisibility gives the film a concrete point of view. Its surreal turn serves an identifiable desire rather than replacing it with spectacle.
AAIFF names SITARA second in its thematic competition. The original Rollsound release poster credits Abhick as writer and director and Rollsound as producer. The release post is shared with the director’s personal account. These film-specific sources establish the work and authorship; they do not establish current complete public playback.
Production evidence
The director’s award account thanks @raayadingoria as a producer alongside Rollsound studio. A full named crew, model versions, runtime, budget and detailed making-of have not been disclosed in the checked sources. Entry into a platform-sponsored festival does not by itself establish which software generated the film. The journal has not watched the complete film.
