Kashmir in Indian films is usually framed by politics and displacement. What if Kashmir was remembered not through politics, but through memory and belonging? That’s the story filmmakers Ankit Wali and Siddarth Koul set out to tell. Their Kashmiri-language feature, Batt Koch, is a deeply personal exploration of memory, grief, and belonging.

Instead of centring the narrative on political debate, the director duo focuses on human experiences. “No film needs to explain to Kashmiri Pandits what happened in 1990. Every family has lived through it. Those shared experiences are what bind the community together even today,” Wali told mid-day. He added that Batt Koch offers a glimpse into “the interior life of a displaced family, the quiet grief, the inheritance of memory, and the meaning of home across generations.”