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{{Short description|2025 film by Anuparna Roy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Songs of Forgotten Trees
| image =
| caption =
| native_name =
| director = [[Anuparna Roy]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Bibhanshu Rai
* Romil Modi
* Ranjan Singh
* [[Anurag Kashyap]]
}}
| screenplay = [[Anuparna Roy]]
| based_on =
| starring = {{plainlist|
* Naaz Shaikh
* Sumi Baghel
* Bhushan Shimpi
* Ravi Maan
* Pritam Pilania
* Lovely Singh
}}
| music = Nishant Ramteke
| cinematography = {{plainlist|
* Debjit Samanta
}}
| editing = Ashish Patel
| production_companies = {{plainlist|
* River Tale Films
* Romil Casting
* Flip Films
* Nube Studio
* Khan & Kumar Media
}}
| distributor = [[Celluloid Dreams]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2025|9|1|[[2025 Venice International Film Festival|Venice]]}}
| runtime = 77 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
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'''''Songs of Forgotten Trees''''' is a 2025 Indian [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Anuparna Roy]], and starring Naaz Shaikh and Sumi Baghel, with Bhushan Shimpi, Ravi Maan, Pritam Pilania, and Lovely Singh in supporting roles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-21 |title=Biennale Cinema 2025 {{!}} Songs of Forgotten Trees |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2025/orizzonti/songs-forgotten-trees |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=La Biennale di Venezia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2025-09-02 |title=India’s Anuparna Roy on Venice Debut ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’: ‘There’s Space for Our Stories, Told on Our Own Terms’ |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/festivals/venice-songs-of-forgotten-trees-anuparna-roy-1236502732/ |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

The film had its world premiere in the [[Orizzonti]] (Horizons) section of the [[82nd Venice International Film Festival]] on 1 September 2025, where Roy became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Best Director award in that category.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-09-07 |title=Venice Film Festival 2025: Anuparna Roy makes history with Orizzonti Best Director win for ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/venice-film-festival-2025-anuparna-roy-makes-history-with-orizzonti-best-director-win-for-songs-of-forgotten-trees/article70021965.ece |access-date=8 Sep 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive {{!}} From West Bengal Village To Venice Film Festival: How Anuparna Roy Quit IT Job and Scripted History With 'Songs of Forgotten Trees' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/how-anuparna-roy-quit-it-job-and-scripted-history-with-songs-of-forgotten-trees-from-bengal-village-to-venice-film-festival |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter India |language=en}}</ref>

== Plot ==
In [[Mumbai]], a young migrant and aspiring actress supports herself through part time sex work while renting out her benefactor’s apartment. She sublets the flat to another migrant, a call-centre worker recently arrived in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=2025-09-02 |title=In film ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’, the sisterhood between two women who share a flat |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1085831/in-film-songs-of-forgotten-trees-the-sisterhood-between-two-women-who-share-a-flat |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref> At first, their shared space offers little more than cohabitation, but over time a quiet affinity develops between them. Amid the indifferent hustle of the metropolis, their connection grows through unspoken understanding, small gestures of care, and shared silences, forming a fragile bond shaped by their individual pasts and survival in the vast, unseen margins of urban life.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-07 |title=Anuparna Roy becomes first Indian to win Best Director award in Orizzonti section at Venice Film Festival |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anuparna-roy-becomes-first-indian-to-win-best-director-award-at-venice-film-festival-10234832/ |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Songs of Forgotten Trees {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/songs_of_forgotten_trees |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Cast ==
* Naaz Shaikh as Thooya
* Sumi Baghel as Swetha
* Bhushan Shimpi
* Ravi Maan
* Pritam Pilania
* Lovely Singh

==Release==
The film premiered in the [[Orizzonti]] section of the [[82nd Venice International Film Festival]], where [[Anuparna Roy]] won the Best Director award, becoming the first Indian filmmaker to receive the prize in this category.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-09-08 |title=Purulia-born filmmaker Anuparna Roy wins best director award at Venice film fest; bats for Palestinian kids |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/purulia-born-filmmaker-anuparna-roy-wins-best-director-award-at-venice-film-fest-bats-for-palestinian-kids/articleshow/123755631.cms |access-date=2025-09-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-09-07 |title=Anuparna Roy wins Best Director for Songs of Forgotten Trees at Venice Film Festival. Check cast and plot |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/anuparna-roy-wins-best-director-for-songs-of-forgotten-trees-at-venice-film-festival-check-cast-and-plot/articleshow/123742410.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-09-08 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title}}
[[Category:2025 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian independent films]]
[[Category:2025 Hindi-language films]]

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