Deccani Souls

Deccani Souls is a 2012 art film written and directed by Kaz Rahman. It tells the story of three characters: Hamza, a traveller from an unknown land; Babu, a census collector and Siddiq, an Urdu poet struggling with writer's block as they wander through Hyderabad and are unknowingly connected by the history of Operation Polo.

Production

The film was shot in Hyderabad and Bidar in India and in Ontario, Canada.
The details of Operation Polo mentioned in the film are taken from the Sunderlal report.

Screenings

Deccani Souls was screened at The Hollywood Theater in Pittsburgh, USA. on 14 June 2012. It was screened at the Transmissions Film Festival in New Delhi, India and was later screened to public at Cochin, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
The film was screened as part of the 31st Three [Rivers Film Festival] in Pittsburgh, USA in November 2012.