Kaansya (2024)

Bronzed (Kaansya) is an Indian adaptation of William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida. The story revolves around the decades-old rivalry of 2 competing wrestling families in Haryana, India. The rich and powerful wrestling family of Hanuman Akhada, and their gritty rivals Bajrang Akhada. Things explode when Sonam, married to Bajrang Akhada's owner Prithvi, runs away with Randeep, the son of the head of Hanuman Akhada. This event becomes a trigger for a dozen people who are either seeking to fulfil their hidden desires or execute their secret vendetta's. Themes of pride, love and vengeance dominate the narrative. The film shows the complexity of human nature amidst a backdrop of wrestling in a small town in India.