Two teenagers who never say what they feel, and the years that eventually force the issue — that is the shape of Lekh, a 2022 Punjabi drama from director Manvir Brar.
What is Lekh about?
Rajvir and Ronak meet as teenagers and feel the pull toward each other immediately, but neither one crosses the line into saying it out loud. That silence becomes the defining fact of their relationship: an attraction both of them sense but keep circling instead of naming. Life does what life does to unspoken feelings — school ends, paths diverge, and the two drift into separate versions of adulthood, seemingly for good. Lekh picks the thread back up when fate, rather than choice, puts them in the same orbit again, and the old current between them turns out not to have faded at all. The film sits in that gap between what was felt and what was said, letting the reunion carry the weight the teenage years never did. Rather than rushing to a resolution, it treats the passage of time itself as part of the story, tracing how two people carry an unfinished feeling forward and what it costs them to finally address it.
About the cast
Gurnam Bhullar and Tania lead as Rajvir and Ronak, with Ammy Virk, Kaka Kautki, Nirmal Rishi, Harman Dhaliwal, Harman Brar, and Mandeep Singh in the supporting ensemble.
Context & significance
Lekh is a Punjabi-language production, part of a regional film industry that has built a loyal following well beyond Punjab itself, including among diaspora audiences who grew up on its music-driven romances and small-town settings. Its focus on a slow-burn, years-spanning attraction rather than an instant courtship is a common register in Punjabi drama, favoring longing over spectacle.
Watching Lekh on Ktime
Lekh is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, giving Farsi-speaking viewers a choice in how they follow Rajvir and Ronak's story. A free K-Time account login is required to press play, though the film's page can be browsed without signing in first, all within a platform built around a Farsi-language experience for the diaspora.