Filmmaker Deepa Mehta has come on board to present Onir’s next feature film, We Are Faheem & Karun, the makers said in a press release on Friday. The film is a queer love story set in the background of geopolitical conflicts in Kashmir. It follows the lives of Karun, a security guard from Kerala stationed at a construction site, and Faheem, a local Kashmiri college student, exploring themes of love and friendship.
It is shot entirely in the scenic Gurez Valley in Kashmir, with dialogues in Kashmiri and Urdu, bringing an authentic cultural representation to the screen. We Are Faheem & Karun marks the first chapter in Onir's planned sequel to his critically acclaimed anthology I AM.
