Written By: Goher Iqbal Punn
(Bollywood & Indian TV Analyst)
Look out for real engaging cinema as Spotboy, the production arm of UTV Motion Pictures announces its slate of three films. Directed by some of the very best minds in the industry including Shyam Benegal, Anurag Kashyap and debutant Raj Kumar Gupta, these films promise to be a treat for the heart and the intellect.
“We bring films from directors of the highest calibre in this slate,” says Vikas Bahl Creative and Business Head, Spotboy “Shyam Benegal and Anurag Kashyap are masters in their field and here they bring new narratives or give a twist to old narratives with their distinctive signature styles. And, Raj Kumar Gupta is someone to look out for. This slate surely includes some of the most discerning, entertaining cinema being produced in India today.”
Shyam Benegal comes back to comedy after two and a half decades with Mahadev (working title). Auteur par excellence, Benegal ushered the new wave of cinema in India has been honoured with the India’s highest honours like Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India. In Mahadev he narrates the story of a village, which is a representative of lakhs of villages in this country. All the politics, love and romance, dreams and simplicity of a village is showcased through the eyes of a young man who wants to be a writer but ends up being a letter writer outside the post office in the village of Sajjanpur.
Anurag Kashyap, one of the most outspoken and bold directors in recent times, who has given hard-hitting and real cinema, is looking for Chandamukhi! Yes, all set to recast the classic Devdas in contemporary times in his forthcoming film Dev D, Anurag is searching for the right Chandramukhi to cast opposite Abhay Deol.
Raj Kumar Gupta, has been associated with Hindi feature films as a writer, assistant director and associate director makes his debut as a director with Amir, a thriller. Amir is the story of a young Muslim professional who lands at Mumbai International Airport expecting to be greeted by his family. Instead, he is thrown a cell phone and from that moment has to follow instructions of a faceless, nameless voice and the action starts. Starring television heartthrob Rajeev Khandelwal the film at the pre-production with an entire crew of debutants this film promises energy and freshness.
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