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| Directed by | Harish Vyas |
| Written by | Harish Vyas |
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Running time | 143 minutes [1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Hari Ka Om is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Harish Vyas. Starring Raghubir Yadav, Anshuman Jha, Soni Razdan, Ayesha Kapur and Samta Sudiksha, the film follows a retired astrologer who, after a heart scare, believes he has only six days to live and seeks reconciliation with his estranged son on a journey to Varanasi. [2] [3]
After surviving a heart attack, Hari Prasad, a small-town astrologer, predicts that he has only six days left. Determined to spend them in Varanasi, he drags his estranged son Om on a last journey that forces the father–son duo to confront buried resentments and unspoken love. [4] [5]
The film is written and directed by Harish Vyas. It reunites him with actor-producer Anshuman Jha after Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain (2018) and Hum Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele (2020). [2] The story is set in Bhopal and Varanasi. [4]
The film had its world premiere as the Closing Night feature at the 21st Indisches Film Festival Stuttgart on 21 July 2024. [9] It screened at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in August 2024, [1] and later had its European premiere as the Centrepiece Gala at the UK Asian Film Festival in London on 7 May 2025. [2] [3] [10]
Early festival coverage praised the film’s focus on father–son dynamics and the chemistry between Yadav and Jha. [2] [5] [3]