Forbidden

Forbidden (2018)

Inspired by true events, "Forbidden" is an award winning short dramatic thriller that follows a Sikh woman named Jasleen, who is running away with her Muslim lover, Fahwaz. Jasleen's culture and religious conscious family wants her to marry within the Sikh community, and are shocked when she suddenly disappears. After Jasleen and Fahwaz elope, they think they have found happiness-but Jasleen's family tracks the couple down and commit horrific acts in defense of their family honor.

Date of release
2018-04-08
Runtime
20m
Genres
Drama
Director
Vibha Gulati

Casting

Interesting facts

Forbidden is a 2018 Indian-American short drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Vibha Gulati and starring Gulshan Grover, Salony Luthra, Gopal Divan and Dhanish Karthik.

Production

The film is based on a true story of Harpreet, director Vibha Gulati's friend, who was murdered at age 25 for falling in love with someone against her family's will. Gulati said that as a woman of a minority group, she found it hard to find investors for the film. Salony Luthra auditioned for the role of an Indian American medical student via Skype when she was in Budapest for an international project.

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