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Deepa Mehta helming adaptation of Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children
MUMBAI: Salman Rushdie‘s international best-selling novel ‘Midnight ‘s Children‘ is being made into an English film by Oscar-nominee Deepa Mehta.
Renamed Winds of Change, the film stars Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi, Seema Biswas and Soha Ali Khan among others.
Midnight‘s Children depicts the incidents before and after the Independence and the partition of India through the eyes of its protagonist Saleem Sinai, whose birthday coincides with the birth of Independent India on 15 August 1947.
The film is being shot in Sri Lanka because Mehta had sworn off India following her nightmare experience shooting Water at Varanasi. The film was subsequently shot in Sri Lanka.
But shooting in the country could yet run into problems because in the late 1990s, the BBC‘s plan to film a five-part mini-series of the novel with Rahul Bose in the lead ran into trouble due to pressure from the Muslim community in the country. Subsequently, the filming permit was revoked and the project was stalled.
The film‘s shooting is due to start in Sri Lanka next month.
Hindi
Zee5 and Applause Entertainment team up for whodunnit ‘Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa’
Rajat Kapoor directs star-studded murder mystery streaming from 10 April.
MUMBAI: Zee5 is serving up another killer collaboration and this time, the murder mystery comes with a generous side of dark humour and family dysfunction. The streaming platform has partnered with Applause Entertainment and Mithya Talkies to bring Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa, a fresh, twisted whodunnit written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker and actor Rajat Kapoor. The film will stream exclusively on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
The movie reimagines the classic murder mystery genre with a contemporary, darkly comic edge. It revolves around a group of friends and family who smile, drink, and celebrate together until the silence snaps and long-buried secrets spill out. The stellar ensemble cast includes Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Waluscha De Sousa, Saurabh Shukla, Chandrachoor Rai, Neil Bhoopalam, Koel Purie, Palomi Ghosh, and Rajat Kapoor himself.
This latest offering continues the successful partnership between Zee5 and Applause Entertainment, which has previously delivered diverse hits such as Mithya, Bloody Brothers, and Jab Khuli Kitaab.
&TV Business Head of hindi Zee5 and chief channel officer Kaveri Das said, “Our collaboration with Applause Entertainment has consistently delivered distinct, high-impact storytelling. Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa is a natural progression, reinforcing our focus on genre-led content with a compelling whodunnit premise and a strong ensemble cast.”
Applause Entertainment business head for movies Sunil Chainani added, “This film adds yet another compelling layer to our slate with Rajat Kapoor’s unmistakable voice.”
Rajat Kapoor shared, “What interested me was not just the mechanics of a whodunnit, but the emotional violence that precedes physical violence. These are people who smile at each other, but there’s so much that is not said.”
The film promises razor-sharp writing, layered performances, and simmering tension, inviting viewers not just to solve the crime but to unravel the complex relationships at its heart.
If you love a good murder mystery served with wit and emotional depth, Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa looks set to be your next addictive watch. Mark your calendars, the whodunnit drops on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
