The LGBTQ+ romantic drama first showed its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 26 and then screened in Indian theatres on September 19 2025 before it started streaming on OTT platforms. The critically acclaimed film is now available to stream on Netflix.

Sabar Bonda is streaming on Netflix

On Friday, the OTT giant took to Instagram to share the poster of Sabar Bonda, writing, “Between rituals of loss and moments of connection, a new sense of belonging emerges. Watch Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears), Sundance Film Festival award winner, now on Netflix.”

Fan’s reaction

Actor Siddharth commented, “What an incredible picture. Best film of 2025.”

One fan wrote, “Long awaited.” Another commented, “This is the kind of movie that lives on.”

Another added, “Omg I am so glad people can watch this amazing movie.”

The romantic drama entered and won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 2026.

It was the first movie in Marathi to be shown at the festival. Bhushaan Manoj won the Best Performance prize at the 2025 Inside Out Film and Video Festival and the movie also took home the Audience Award for Narrative Features.