{"id":3805,"date":"2025-03-12T20:51:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourcinema.in\/festival\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3805"},"modified":"2025-03-14T23:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T17:31:12","slug":"when-pomegranate-turns-grey","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.ourcinema.in\/festival\/film\/when-pomegranate-turns-grey\/","title":{"rendered":"When Pomegranate Turns Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-z123j-21a5d4a711f350f9491b508699069855\">\n.flex_column.av-z123j-21a5d4a711f350f9491b508699069855{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-z123j-21a5d4a711f350f9491b508699069855 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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.hr.hr-invisible.av-m7yp5xml-8953bc4f7333a381b18938698377432f{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-m7yp5xml-8953bc4f7333a381b18938698377432f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_horizontal_gallery  el_before_av_table  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-24hgy2u-c62ab5a073d7d48d1c1743f26e7d5e48 avia_responsive_table avia-table-1'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_minimal  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  films-details-tab'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><tbody><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>TITLE OF THE FILM<\/td><td class=''>When Pomegranate Turns Grey<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>DIRECTED BY<\/td><td class=''>Khurram Muraad Siddiquie, Thoufeeq K<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>LANGUAGE<\/td><td class=''>Dakkani Urdu (English subtitles)<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>YEAR<\/td><td class=''>2024<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>COUNTRY<\/td><td class=''>India<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>DURATION<\/td><td class=''>37 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>SPECIAL NOTE<\/td><td class=''>Kolkata Premiere<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-19jykie-15d95f523105dbdd018ba3f8c7009c56\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-19jykie-15d95f523105dbdd018ba3f8c7009c56 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#767676;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-19jykie-15d95f523105dbdd018ba3f8c7009c56 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>PRINCIPAL CREW &#038; CAST<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-18mlfrq-68bc3e0a57fe8aa4b6b0a7b1624c2926 avia_responsive_table avia-table-2'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_minimal  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_video  films-details-tab'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><tbody><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>WRITING<\/td><td class=''>Khurram Muraad Siddiquie<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/td><td class=''>Thoufeeq K, Abdul Hannan<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>EDITING<\/td><td class=''>Abdul Hannan<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>LOCATION SOUND<\/td><td class=''>Basil Islam<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>SOUND DESIGN &#038; MUSIC<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=''>Irfan Hadi<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>ANIMATION<\/td><td class=''>Neha Ayub<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>PRINCIPAL CAST<\/td><td class=''>Gulnar Khanum, Khurram Muraad, Khaju, Mohammad Mujeebuddin, Shameem Begum<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m891w1rd-f23a01ecd20d5ff291e0c6f522837308\">\n.avia-video.av-m891w1rd-f23a01ecd20d5ff291e0c6f522837308{\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.ourcinema.in\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/dynamic_avia\/avia_video_thumbnails\/youtube\/aiWrKFUM7e0\/aiWrKFUM7e0-300x169.jpg);\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-video av-m891w1rd-f23a01ecd20d5ff291e0c6f522837308 avia-video-4-3 av-preview-image avia-video-lightbox av-lazyload-video-embed avia-video-external-service'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aiWrKFUM7e0&autoplay=1'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aiWrKFUM7e0&autoplay=1' class='mfp-iframe lightbox-link'><\/a><\/script><div class=\"av-click-to-play-overlay play-lightbox\"><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cp373-96234ba5e344b11f6749767d637b278f\">\n.flex_column.av-cp373-96234ba5e344b11f6749767d637b278f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-cp373-96234ba5e344b11f6749767d637b278f av_one_half  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m7yqdvjw-57ded5c7c3a6c937173ea04841c83182\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m7yqdvjw-57ded5c7c3a6c937173ea04841c83182 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#767676;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m7yqdvjw-57ded5c7c3a6c937173ea04841c83182 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>ABOUT THE FILM<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m7yqfxir-ae2d61486db45342d1bb16e7a422cf5d\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m7yqfxir-ae2d61486db45342d1bb16e7a422cf5d .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#767676;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m7yqfxir-ae2d61486db45342d1bb16e7a422cf5d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\">The documentary follows Muraad, who embarks on a personal journey to trace the harrowing memories of Hyderabad annexation (Police Action) in 1948. Gulnar, his 94-year-old grandmother, shares the residues of the event as her household experienced it, and becomes the string connecting Muraad to a distant blood-stained past. The baggage of pain, suffering, and healing transcends territorial boundaries when Muraad reconnects Gulnar to her younger sister, after decades-long separation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2uz7hy-9da26e4f8ff1a0b8d5c344666a507753\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2uz7hy-9da26e4f8ff1a0b8d5c344666a507753{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2uz7hy-9da26e4f8ff1a0b8d5c344666a507753 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m7yqehyx-902e682dde357ce791f7391a4855a231\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m7yqehyx-902e682dde357ce791f7391a4855a231 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#767676;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m7yqehyx-902e682dde357ce791f7391a4855a231 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>ABOUT THE DIRECTOR<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m7yqg2qn-3d147199842edde4e8540a4b6286770b\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m7yqg2qn-3d147199842edde4e8540a4b6286770b .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#767676;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m7yqg2qn-3d147199842edde4e8540a4b6286770b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><b>Khurram Muraad<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"> is a poet, researcher and documentary filmmaker based in South India. He completed his Master&#8217;s in Linguistics at the University of Hyderabad. His interests include language, literature and literary cultures. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><b>Thoufeeq K<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"> is a lens-based artist, researcher, and documentary filmmaker based in Kerala, currently pursuing a Master\u2019s in Visual Anthropology. He specialises in multimedia projects that blend text, sound, and image, focusing on the intersections of visual arts, anthropology and religion.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3zzbxi-4ab47b98696e20fb4d8a46362f95a059\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3zzbxi-4ab47b98696e20fb4d8a46362f95a059{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3zzbxi-4ab47b98696e20fb4d8a46362f95a059 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m7z02998-7623e560d4e2bee5f69674f4e8bfab7e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m7z02998-7623e560d4e2bee5f69674f4e8bfab7e .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#767676;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m7z02998-7623e560d4e2bee5f69674f4e8bfab7e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>DIRECTOR&#8217;S STATEMENT<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-27msva-0f020d9b12bdead97c54dcc5c8fc9bab\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-27msva-0f020d9b12bdead97c54dcc5c8fc9bab .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#767676;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-27msva-0f020d9b12bdead97c54dcc5c8fc9bab '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>\u201cMy interest in the 1948 Police Action was rekindled during the COVID-19 lockdown, while spending more time with my grandmother, who carried traumatic memories of it. My research revealed a lack of recorded history on the events, with key archives from 1948 inaccessible. I was particularly struck by how the massacre of 40,000 Muslims remains unacknowledged in the public discourse. Eventually, I partnered with a co-director and decided to take an autoethnographic approach. 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