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  • ‘Chippa’ – A coming of age tale / film of a 10 year old boy narrated across a single night will be screened in the “ Discovering India Section” at the prestigious Jio MAMI 20th Mumbai Film Festival on 29th October & 1st November 2018

    ‘Chippa’ – A coming of age tale / film of a 10 year old boy narrated across a single night will be screened in the “ Discovering India Section” at the prestigious Jio MAMI 20th Mumbai Film Festival on 29th October & 1st November 2018

    MUMBAI: Chippa is a story about the aspirations of a child who lives on the streets, told through a journey he takes into an enchanting world that he creates himself on one wintry night in Kolkata. The film is an endearing & universal homage to the spirit and the timeless stories of children growing up everywhere.

    Sunny Pawar played the child version of Dev Patel in the film “Lion”. “Lion” won Sunny Pawar nominations for the Critics Choice Awards in the “Best Young Performer” Category, “Best Actor” by AACTA Awards, “Special Mention Grand Jury Prize” at Asia Pacific Screen Awards and a nomination for the “Young Artist Award”.

    Chippa is a heartwarming story of a boy, who on the eve of his tenth birthday receives a letter from his long-absent father. He then decides to leave his pavement abode to find out more. The film spans the length of the single night which tracks the fantastical & eventful journey which Chippa takes to discover the connections to his father.

    The DOP of the film is Ramanuj Dutta and edited by Manas Mittal. The music is composed by Cyrille de Haes & sound designed by Sukanta Majumdar

    Screening Details:

    · 29th October, PVR Juhu: at 2:45 PM

    · 1st November, PVR Icon: 2:00 PM

  • Eros Now’s bittersweet drama ‘A Monsoon Date’ by Tanuja Chandra to premiere at MAMI

    Eros Now’s bittersweet drama ‘A Monsoon Date’ by Tanuja Chandra to premiere at MAMI

    MUMBAI: JIO MAMI Mumbai Film Festival is known for bringing the best of world cinema to the city. After presenting a remarkable line-up of movies at the festival this year, the Jio MAMI 20th Mumbai Film Festival with Star will be premiering 'A Monsoon Date' presented by Eros Now, a premium over-the-top

    (OTT) South Asian entertainment platform by Eros International PLC and directed by critically acclaimed Tanuja Chandra under the category 'Anthology Of Shorts'.

    'A Monsoon Date' written by Gazal Dhaliwal and produced by Rakesh Singh is about an eventful, rainy evening when a young woman is on her way to see a young man she is dating. Along the way, she experiences bittersweet moments with a series of strangers, even as a storm brews inside her. Today, she has decided to reveal to the young man a heart-breaking truth about her past.

    This truth, she knows, is not possible for anybody to understand. And yet, she hopes that he would. With her heart pounding like the torrential rain around her, she holds on to this unreasonable hope.

    The short film will be followed by a panel discussion hosted by Ritam Bhatnagar, Head of Indian Film Project with panelists Tanuja Chandra, Konkona Sen Sharma, Gazal Dhaliwal and Ridhima Lulla, Chief Content Officer, Eros Group.