Sabar Bonda

Sabar Bonda
Cactus Pears at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Directed byRohan Parashuram Kanawade
Written byRohan Parashuram Kanawade
Produced by
  • Neeraj Churi
  • Mohamed Khaki
  • Kaushik Ray
  • Hareesh Reddypalli
  • Naren Chandavarkar
  • Sidharth Meer
Starring
  • Bhushaan Manoj
  • Suraaj Suman
CinematographyVikas Urs
Edited byAnadi Athaley
Production
companies
  • Lotus Visual Productions
  • Dark Stories
  • Moonweave Films
  • Taran Tantra Telefilms
  • Bridge PostWorks
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 26 January 2025 (2025-01-26) (Sundance)
  • 19 September 2025 (2025-09-19) (India)
Running time
112 minutes
Countries
  • India
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
LanguageMarathi
Box office$11,500

Sabar Bonda (Marathi for 'Cactus Pears') is a 2025 romantic drama film written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, in his feature directorial debut. It follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a man from the city who returns to his hometown following a death in the family, and reconnects romantically with his childhood friend Balya (Suraaj Suman).

The film had its world premiere at the World Cinema Competition of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on 26 January, where it won the Grand Jury Prize. It was the first Marathi-language film to premiere at the festival.