TITLE OF THE FILMNo Space To Pray
DIRECTED BYRaunaq Singh Chopra, Devanshi Yadav
LANGUAGEHindi, Urdu, English (English subtitles)
YEAR2024
COUNTRYIndia
DURATION40 minutes
SPECIAL NOTEInternational Premiere

PRINCIPAL CREW & CAST

CINEMATOGRAPHY, EDITING & SOUND DESIGNRaunaq Singh Chopra

ABOUT THE FILM

In Gurugram, as the Muslim community faces growing opposition to praying in open spaces, this vérité-style documentary captures the escalating conflict between Hindu right-wing groups and Muslims, exploring the struggle for religious rights in a divided, changing India.

ABOUT THE DIRECTORS

Raunaq Chopra is a cinematographer and director with over eight years of experience in the non-fiction space. An alumnus of AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, he has produced and shot documentaries on a range of subjects including climate change, crime and culture.

Devanshi Yadav is an NID Ahmedabad alumna. She began her career producing documentaries for Discovery Channel India, before joining Unscripted by ScoopWhoop as a Senior Producer, where she wrote, shot, and produced various non-fiction formats.

DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT

“Having lived in Gurgaon for over a decade, we’ve witnessed this city transform into a bustling MNC hub, a melting pot for people from all over the country. But when the protests against Namaz began to escalate in our neighbourhood, it served as a rude awakening to the harsh reality of a new India—one that felt increasingly divided, hostile, and intolerant. We chose a “fly on the wall” style for this film because we wanted to capture the raw, unfiltered reality of what we were witnessing.”