Happy

a Film by Sandeep Kumar

Beautiful, Interesting, Incredible Cinema

(MUBI)

Potential for an International Oscar

(Haubentaucher, Diagonale 2025)

A masterpiece! A film not to be missed.

(Haubentaucher, Diagonale 2025)

Intense and stylistically striking

(Film-Netz.com)

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TV REPORTS AND INTERVIEWS

Cinematic premiere of HAPPY | Krone TV
Theatrical release of HAPPY featuring Sahidur Rahaman, Lilian Klebow and Roland Düringer on May 27, 2025. Krone TV reports from the Urania Vienna, broadcast May 28, 2025.

Happy: Ein echter Inder geht nicht unter | Puls 24
Director Sandeep Kumar & actress Lilian Klebow in conversation, Café Puls May 30, 2025.

Seitenblicke ORF2 | Premiere of HAPPY in Vienna
The film HAPPY by Sandeep Kumar premiered, Seitenblicke Weekend May 31, 2025

Migrant drama 'Happy' out now in theaters | ORF ZIB 1
The film HAPPY is about an Indian man who supports himself and his daughter by selling newspapers. The main actor learned German in just four months, ZIB 1 June 1, 2025.

Guten Morgen Österreich about the theatrical release of HAPPY (Part 1) | ORF
Actress Lilian Klebow and director Sandeep Kumar stop by Guten Morgen Österreich to talk their new film HAPPY, episode May 30, 2025.

Guten Morgen Österreich about the theatrical release of HAPPY (Part 2) | ORF
Featuring director Sandeep Kumar and actress Lilian Klebow, episode May 30, 2025 part 2.

Happy is the desperate pursuit of an illegal Indian immigrant in Austria to provide a happy family for his little daughter while grappling with the repercussions of a deportation notice. In the process, the film also exposes the same yearning for happiness of also all those who seem to have it all.

CAST

Sahidur Rahaman: Happy
Lilian Klebow: Karoline
Roland Düringer: Mike
Shirin Grace: Maya
Adam Sandhu: Ranjeet Singh (newspaper vendor)
Gisela Salcher: Dana
Robert Ritter: Paschner
Manfred Fuchs: policeman
Manav Kaul: newspaper deliverer
Rosa Anna Boltuch: daughter
Christian Schiesser
Hans Sandhu: newspaper seller
Katrin Butt: customer

CREW

Sandeep Kumar, Gabriele Gruber: Producer
Sandeep Kumar: Director
Anna Jo Suzuki Steinkellner: Acting Coach (Children)
Ben Schidla: Third Assistant Director
Sandeep Kumar: Screenplay
Sabrina Hummer: Set Manager/ Floor Manager
Wolf-Maximilian Liebich: Music
Diana Macalova, Michael Plöderl, Simon Proksch, Ingo Pusswald, Herbert Verdino, Thomas Voglreiter: Sound Department
Claudia Linzer: Editor
Christian Haake, Tobias Wutschek, Sophie Schaller: Camera and Lighting
Sanja Halb, Max Wister: Production Design
Lena List: Costume and Wardrobe Department
Timna Motycka: Key Makeup Artist
Panda Lichtspiele Filmverleih GmbH: Distribution / Sales