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  • Q releases a dark and scary trailer for his film ‘Ludo’

    Q releases a dark and scary trailer for his film ‘Ludo’

    MUMBAI: While it isn’t surprising coming from the director of the infamous film Gandu, Q, but his upcoming film in collaboration with Nikon, Luda has sent chills down the spines of those who saw the trailer.

     

    This much anticipated fantasy thriller, produced by Idyabooster and Starfire Movies is co-produced by Oddjoint and Celine Loop’s production house.

     

    The plot follows four desperate teenagers who decide to spend one fateful night in the big city. Horny and broke, the teenagers take shelter inside a gigantic shopping mall, after attempts to get a hotel room fail. At the mall all plans go haywire, as an old couple appears from nowhere inviting them to play a game — the simple but deadly of Ludo.

    If you think it will rolls out like the tried and tested formula of thriller movies in mainstream cinema, trust the Tasherdesh maker to shock you.  Teenagers looking for sex with the whole thing devolving into a bloodbath is a formula familiar from scores of American horror films but what Q and Nikon are doing here is something very different. This film is poised to reshape the thriller-horror genre in India, while presenting a global product for the international markets.

    The trailer is very edgy and intriguing and we simply can’t wait to know more about the film.

  • Reel Suspects of France to release Q’s latest film

    Reel Suspects of France to release Q’s latest film

    NEW DELHI: Ludo, the latest Indian fantasy thriller film directed by Q and Nikon – who have often got noticed for the bold content of their films – will be released internationally by international sales agent and distribution company Reel Suspects.

     

    The film is in the final phase of its post-production but featured in the Paris-based Reel Suspects catalogue at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

     

    Ludo tells the story of four desperate teenagers who decide to live one fateful night in the big city but are soon horny and broke. After all their attempts to get a hotel room fail they hide inside a gigantic shopping mall. Inside the mall, all their plans go haywire, as an old couple appears from nowhere and invites them to play a simple but deadly game called Ludo, and then a night of terror begins.

     

    It has been produced by Idyabooster and Starfire Movies and is also co-produced by Q’s production house, OddJoint. Director duo Q and Nikon are confident they will bring new cinema experience to the viewers through the film as it will reshape the thriller and horror genre in India presenting a product that is truly global and targets international markets as well.

     

    Q said, “I am very excited that Reel Suspects have picked up our movie as with their expertise and deep network of selling films across varied genres, we are really excited about being represented across a wide spectrum of buyers and markets internationally.”

     

    Reel Suspects CEO Matteo Lovadina added, “I am really happy to work on this project, and have been involved with the film from the time it was at the idea stage. It is a rare feature film with a powerful cinematic experience and we have not come across many horror productions from India, certainly none with the solid aesthetics that Ludo has woven in its narrative and presentation by mixing tradition and avant-garde, Nikon and Q have delivered a fabulous product. We are confident that the will find its place in the international circuit and we are currently working to find the perfect international premiere for the film and the results will be known soon.”

     

  • Bengali sensation Rii to star in Q and Nikon’s ‘Ludo’

    Bengali sensation Rii to star in Q and Nikon’s ‘Ludo’

    MUMBAI: Acclaimed Bengali actress Rii will be starring in Q and Nikon’s next film ‘Ludo’. She had earlier acted in films like ‘Gandu’, ‘Bishh’ and ‘Love in India’, which were also directed by Q. She also won the best actress award at Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema for her movie ‘Cosmic Sex’.

    Rii plays a character yet to be seen on the Indian screens in ‘Ludo’. The film is being made under the banner of Overdose Joint, Q’s production house, a progressive art platform making original films, music and design and is co-produced by Idyabooster and Starfire Movies.

    ‘Ludo’ is the latest by director Q, who made the critically acclaimed and controversial film ‘Gandu’, which was banned from a theatrical release in India but became a cult phenomenon, both in India and across the globe. Q’s films have always found festival and critical appreciation internationally, with BBC calling him the ‘most subversive Indian filmmaker’. His latest film, ‘Tasher Desh’, premiered in Rome, and has been received very well.

     

    Nikon is Q’s collaborator and editor, an alumnus of SRFTI and Emily Carr, Vancouver. He has edited ‘Tasher Desh’, ‘Bishh’ and ‘Love in India’.