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NFDC submits Shanmugam’s $2.5 mn film to Cannes
MUMBAI: National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) will be submitting Parthiban Shanmugam‘s You‘re Rejected to Cannes as India‘s entry.
Apart from directing it, Shanmugam, a versatile writer and director of Indian origin, is also producing the film with a budget of $2.5 million.
“The film revolves around George, a self-appointed soldier of Christ, who has embarked on a tortured personal quest to investigate lifestyles that disgust him and that he regards as rejected by God. His interactions with a wide range of people reveal their struggles toward self-acceptance even as the investigations begin to erode George‘s defences against his own demons,” said Shanmugam.
You‘re Rejected, filmed in the Bible belt of Georgia, USA, is slated to release in 2009 during the US Presidential elections.
“The views of the Republican Presidential candidates‘ echo those of the film‘s lead character George who is conservative and provocative. Hence, we decided to release the film during the 2009 US elections,” says an official source.
The film spins around gay and lesbianism captured by the canvas of American conservatism, life style and existence.
“We don‘t know how the Indian censor board will see the film because from the beginning to end the film contains religious extremist views. However, our distributors are very eager to release the film in India,” the source adds.
Presidential candidates like senator Hillary Clinton, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, Chicago senator Barack Obama, Tennessee senator John Edwards, governor Mitt Romney, senator and actor Fred Thompson, Arizona senator John McCain, Delaware senator Joe Bidden from the opposite camps with different opinions about the gay issues, have become members in Parthiban‘s film site at MySpace.
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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.
