Eight year-old Hamid learns that 786 is God's number and decides to try and reach out to God, by dialing this number. He wants to talk to his father, who his mother tells him has gone to Allah. One fine day the phone call is answered.
Acting
Talha Arshad Reshi carries the film with zero artifice
Direction
Aijaz Khan lets silence do the screaming
Writing
786 as God's customer service line — devastating simplicity
Director
Aijaz Khan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Talha Arshad Reshi was cast from a local Srinagar school with zero acting experience; his naturalism broke every auditioner's heart.
The film was shot in actual Kashmir locations during tense periods — crew members were sometimes detained at checkpoints.
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