Hotel Salvation

Original Title: Mukti Bhawan

Country

India

Director

Shubhashish Bhutiani

Year

2016

Run Time

99 min

Awards/Main Selection

UNESCO Gandhi Medal, Busan International Film Festival Asia Cinema Fund

Genre

Drama/Comedy

Maturity Rating

U/A 7+

This Movie Is

A very moving, funny and heart-warming comedy about family relationships and age awareness in the perspective of the cycle of life.

An ominous dream convinces 77-year old Dayanand Kumar that his end could be near. He takes the news to his son Rajiv, knowing he wants to breathe his last in the holy city of Varanasi and end the cycle of rebirth, by attaining salvation. Being the dutiful son he is, Rajiv is left with no choice but to drop everything and make the journey with his stubborn father. Daya and Rajiv check into Mukti Bhawan (Hotel Salvation) in Varanasi, a guesthouse devoted to people who want to die there. But as the days go by, Rajiv struggles to juggle his responsibilities back home, while Daya starts to bloom in the hotel. Rajiv gives his father a shot at salvation but as family bonds are tested, he finds himself torn, and not knowing what he must do to keep his life together.

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