The Divine Hustle, and Chingam to premiere on the Chicago South Asian Festival

Chingam, directed by debut filmmaker Abhay Sharma, and The Divine Hustle, will premiere on the Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2025. While Chingam shall be screened on September 19, 2025, The Devine Hustle will premiere on September 21, 2025.

The Divine Hustle, directed by Sonali Rajkumar Devnani, follows two youngsters, Khushi and Gopal, together with Abhishek, a younger father, who don the avatar of Indian Gods as a method of survival and to navigate lives gripped by poverty. Shot in Varanasi, Mathura, Pushkar, and Vrindavan, the movie delves right into a world rife with irony, a religious world dotted with financial transactions.

The movie begins with the Kumbh Mela, setting the stage for the bigger exploration of themes of religion and faith within the nation. The Divine Hustle is produced by Mahesh Vasnani, with cinematography by Gaurav Bhalerao and Satish Khare, modifying by Gasper D’Souza, and music composed by Neeraj Chouhan and Sanjay Sharma.

Speaking concerning the world premiere of the movie on the Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2025, Sonali Rajkumar Devnani remarked about The Divine Hustle, “Themovie is about youngsters and a younger father who bear the burden of gods – not out of devotion, however for survival. In their painted faces, I noticed each innocence and exploitation, and thru this movie, I discover the delicate line between religion, perception, and necessity.”

Set within the misty hills of Himachal Pradesh, Chingam is a bittersweet story of unfulfilled desires and rekindled bonds. The movie tells the story of Ajay (Abhay Sharma) and Radhika (Swati Nayal), two former sweethearts whose paths cross years later.

As they meet once more, each carrying the burden of unfulfilled desires, forgotten reminiscences, and unstated feelings, they’re pressured to confront what was left behind. At its core, the movie displays on how time checks each the guts and the alternatives we make.

Abhay has additionally co-written the movie with Aryan Singh and Aditya Singh. The forged contains Akhil Sharma, Som, and Dimple Sharma in pivotal roles.

Chingam is produced by Ajay Reddy Ok, who additionally served because the inventive director, with cinematography by Karthik CS, modifying by Joshua George John, and a musical rating by Bhavya Thacker.

Speaking about what impressed Chingam and the journey of bringing it to life, director Abhay Sharma shared:

“I grew up the place the mountains maintain secrets and techniques, and other people carry them quietly for a lifetime. Chingam is my try and seize that stillness – the ache of past love, the burden of unrealized desires, and the pull of returning to the place you as soon as left behind.”