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  • Superboys of Malegaon film shines at the 68th BFI London Film Festival

    Superboys of Malegaon film shines at the 68th BFI London Film Festival

    Mumbai: Amazon MGM Studios, Excel Entertainment, and Tiger Baby Production took the spotlight at the 68th BFI London Film Festival with their much-anticipated film Superboys of Malegaon. Following its successful world premiere at TIFF, the film garnered a strong positive response from a full audience in London. It was screened on 10 October at Vue West End.

    Directed by Reema Kagti and written by Varun Grover, Superboys of Malegaon is a lighthearted look into the unique filmmaking culture of Malegaon, India. The story follows a group of amateur filmmakers in a small town as they create parody films, capturing themes of community, resilience, and the magic of cinema. The film highlights the determination and creativity of the town’s residents while offering a heartfelt portrayal of their filmmaking journey.

    The screening saw the attendance of key team members, including Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti, and Adarsh Gourav, alongside several international celebrities, critics, and cinema enthusiasts. Superboys of Malegaon was widely praised at the festival for its authentic narrative, blending humour, creativity, and emotion.

    The BFI London Film Festival, known for featuring innovative and diverse films, welcomed the movie, which resonated with audiences worldwide through its portrayal of friendship and filmmaking in a small town. Following the festival, excitement has grown for its upcoming release.

    Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, and Reema Kagti, Superboys of Malegaon stars Adarsh Gourav, Vineet Kumar Singh, and Shashank Arora. It will be released in Indian theatres in January 2025, followed by a global theatrical release, and will stream on Prime Video across India and in 240 countries and territories worldwide.

  • Netflix releases the trailer for Soni

    Netflix releases the trailer for Soni

    MUMBAI: Netflix today launched the trailer for the critically acclaimed film Soni, will launch on the service in 190 countries on January 18, 2019. The film has been a festival favourite and featured across the programs at the 75th Venice Film Festival, the Mumbai Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival among others last year.

    Soni is directed by Ivan Ayr and features the talented star cast of Geetika Vidya Ohlyan (Soni) and Saloni Batra (Kalpana) – who with their strong and fierce performances are sure to win the hearts of audiences across the world!

    A thought provoking film chronicling around the injustices and struggles that the women face everyday, Soni explores how the society is confined to a narrow set of patriarchal ideologies and reveals the gender biases in the contemporary society.


     

  • Hansal Mehta’s ‘Aligarh’ to screen at 59th BFI London Film Festival

    Hansal Mehta’s ‘Aligarh’ to screen at 59th BFI London Film Festival

    MUMBAI: Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh is fast becoming a toast of international film festivals. Close on the heels of the announcement of its World Premiere at the Busan International Film Festival comes the news of its selection at the 59th BFI London Film Festival, which is scheduled to take place from 7 to 18 October.

    The film will be screened as part of the Festival’s Debate strand: Riveting films that amplify scrutinise and surprise.

    Mehta brings a sensitive, humane story from small town India with Aligarh. Co-starring Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao, the film draws from a real incident that took place in Uttar Pradesh.

     A professor was suspended by his University for being gay after he is caught on camera in a sting operation. A young journalist investigates his first breaking story. Set in the myriad dark lanes of a volatile and decadent society, the two strikes an unlikely friendship that will change them forever.

    The invite from Clare Stewart Director of 59th BFI London Film Festival states, “Our programme team found the film to be daring and strong, telling an incredibly important story that London audience will definitely respond to.”

    Mehta added, “I am touched and very grateful that BFI has positioned Aligarh in such a relevant discussion. I think the recognition that international film festivals are giving us validates our reasons for making this film.”

    Eros International Media managing director Sunil Lulla said, “At Eros, we take pride in producing films like Aligarh that tell a story with a difference. Hansal Mehta has made a relevant and beautiful film and its screenings at the BFI Film Festival & Busan prove that such films will always find an audience.”

  • ‘Serena’ finally gets a release date

    ‘Serena’ finally gets a release date

    MUMBAI: Two years after finishing pre-production, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence starrer Serena is finally gearing up for an early 2015 release.

     

    According to media reports, Magnolia Pictures took US distribution rights to the film this week, more than two years after production wrapped up in the Czech Republic. The movie was produced by their sister company 2929 Entertainment.

     

    The movie was filmed back in 2012 before either of Lawrence and Cooper’s other collaborations, Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, were released.

     

    Serena is a depression-era-set drama about newlyweds running a timber business. The pair will play married couple Serena and George Pemberton, who run a powerful timber empire in the North Carolina Mountains in the 1920s.

     

    The movie’s narrative revolves around the emotional turmoil resulting after Lawrence’s titular character discovers she is unable to bear children and takes her anger out on her husband’s illegitimate son.

     

    In US, the movie will first hit VOD on 26 February 2015 which will be followed by a theatrical release on 27 March 2015. But overseas, Serena will premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 13 October2014. The movie will then be released on 24 October 2014 in UK and will begin rolling out internationally afterwards.

  • The Lunchbox continues to wow audience worldwide

    The Lunchbox continues to wow audience worldwide

    MUMBAI: After wowing festivals worldwide and winning hearts in India, Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox, continues its winning trail. This time, it has won the Church of Iceland award at the Reykjavik International film festival, and the Best Director and Best Actor awards at saint jean de luz Film Festival (a French Festival).

     

    The film has now been selected in the official competition section of the prestigious BFI London Film Festival. In the 56th year of the festival, The Lunchbox that stars Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur in the lead roles, will compete with some of the best films in the world including the Jesse Eisenberg-starrer The Double and the Scarlett Johansson-starrer Under the Skin. The festival will also screen Steven McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave and Alfonso Cuaron’sGravity in the Gala section.

     

    In another key development, Artifical Eye has bought the UK distribution rights of The Lunchbox. “We acquired the film both because we loved it and because we feel it will be loved by the UK audiences,” says Artificial Eye Managing Director, Louisa Dent.

  • Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie to open London Film Fest

    Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie to open London Film Fest

    Mumbai: Tim Burton‘s latest film, Frankenweenie will kick off the BFI London Film Festival, scheduled from 10 to 21 October. The screening will be accompanied by an exhibition of the film‘s original artwork.

    The film tells the story of a young boy who tries to bring his beloved dog back to life. It features the voices of Winona Ryder and Martin Short.

    Describing the film, the director for the London Film Festival Clare Stewart described it as a “perfect choice of opener.” Calling the film “funny, dark and whimsical,” she averred, “this gloriously crafted stop-motion 3D animation from Tim Burton playfully turns the Frankenstein story on its bolted-on head.”

    The exhibition, which is called The Art of Frankenweenie, will run from 17-21 October.