Director: Aditya Suhas Jambhale
Cast: Manav Kaul, Neelofar Hamid, Masoom Mumtaz Khan, Arista Mehta, Baby Kiara Khanna
Baramulla is a 2025 Indian horror film directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, set in the conflict-scarred city of Baramulla in Kashmir. Starring Manav Kaul in a tense lead role, the film blends a police procedural mystery with slow-burn supernatural dread in one of South Asia's most charged landscapes.
What is Baramulla about?
A seasoned police officer is assigned to investigate a troubling series of child disappearances in the city of Baramulla. As he digs deeper into each case, he uncovers unsettling connections that defy ordinary explanation. The investigation pulls him into murky territory where local fears, suppressed histories, and something far darker begin to converge. Meanwhile, strange and inexplicable events start closing in on his own household, threatening the fragile peace his family has maintained. The officer is forced to question the boundary between rational procedure and the unknowable, while the weight of the truth he is unearthing grows heavier with each passing hour.
Cast & crew
Manav Kaul, one of Hindi cinema's most respected character actors known for his understated and emotionally precise performances, leads the cast. Neelofar Hamid and Mir Sarwar, both with roots in Kashmiri storytelling, lend authentic regional texture. Masoom Mumtaz Khan, Arista Mehta, Ashwini Koul, Nazneen Madan, and Baby Kiara Khanna round out a well-assembled ensemble under Jambhale's direction.
Context & significance
For Iranian diaspora viewers, Baramulla carries a particular resonance. The city shares a cultural and geographic borderland identity — a Muslim-majority community navigating suppressed histories, state power, and generational grief — themes that Persian-speaking audiences across the diaspora will recognise from their own lived context. Horror as a vehicle for political and social trauma is a genre tradition with deep roots in world cinema, and Jambhale uses the Kashmir setting not as exotic backdrop but as a living, breathing wound. The film is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing, making it fully accessible without language barriers.
Where & how to watch
Baramulla is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing. Stream it on the web, on your smart TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start and cancel anytime.