Leena Yadav’s ‘Rajma Chawal’ (Rice and Beans) The film is approximately 115 minutes long and in Urdu/Hindi. The first glimpses of ‘Manto’ were unveiled at the 70th Cannes Film Festival by HP Studios. The main producers are HP Studios, Viacom 18, Filmstoc and Nandita Das Initiatives. Scripted by Das, it stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal, Tahir Bhasin and a host of other accomplished actors. The film is ‘Manto’, a journey through the 4 tumultuous years (1946-50) of the writer Saadat Hasan Manto, set in Bombay and Lahore. Almost 10 years later, Das is ready with her second directorial venture, far wider and more ambitious in its scale.
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The film portrayed the emotional journey of people caught in the cross fire of the 2002 riots that unsettled Gujarat. Here are the dozen most exciting, talked about films to look forward to as we enter the New Year …Īctor-filmmaker Nandita Das’ accomplished debut film ‘Firaaq’ (2008) premiered at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and travelled widely thereafter, winning accolades and awards. Even production houses are backing indie projects with its more topical, visceral, life-connected stories.
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In 2018 it seems to have come out in the open, claiming its ground. Last year it nudged spaces occupied by commercial cinema.
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The Indie cinema in India is advancing, proliferating, going places, here and abroad.