An Indian film that nobody would release is finally a hit - 18 awards later

Despite the bleak setting and the weight of the topics covered, Pyre is suffused with humour. The central couple are delightful. Like many long-married spouses, they seem to treat bickering as a love language.

Kapri, who is from Uttarakhand, got the idea for the film in 2018 after meeting an 84-year-old man in Munsiyari, a scenic hill town in the state.

"I visited him after seeing his photo in a Facebook post. The wrinkles on his face really fascinated me. His face was unique."

Kapri said he asked him and his wife what their biggest worry was.

"He said, 'My biggest worry is, if I die first, who is going to take care of her?' And she said, 'He doesn't know how to cook.