After attaining a lot of praises in many international film festivals, LA-based Kashmiri filmmaker Danish Renzu is all set to present his film Half Widow to the Indian audiences. The film is based on a Kashmiri woman who seeks her husband, after he is abducted by the Indian army men. The film will be released in India on 6th January 2020. The film stars Neelofar Hamid, Shahnawaz Bhat, Mir Sarwar and Haseena Sofi in leading roles.


Half Widow is a Urdu-Kashmiri language film that is high on the emotional quotient. The title of the film is a term that is used for women in Kashmir whose husbands have disappeared, due to being in custody of the armed forces as a result of the infamous Kashmir conflict.