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English Vinglish’ to premiere at Toronto Intl Film fest
MUMBAI: Sridevi‘s big screen comeback English Vinglish will have its world premiere at the 37th Toronto international Film Festival (TIFF), along with Mira Nair‘s Reluctant Fundamentalist and Deepa Mehta‘s Midnight‘s Children.
Produced by R Balki and also starring French actor Mehdi Nebbou, Adil Hussain and Priya Anand, the film has been directed by debutante Gauri Shinde. The film marks Sridevi‘s return to the screen after 15 years.
It is a funny and touching story about an Indian woman who struggles to learn English to help provide for her family. The film releases on 21 September.
Filmmaker Deepa Mehta is returning to the festival with her ambitious big screen adaptation of Salman Rushdie‘s Booker-prize-winning novel Midnight‘s Children.
Meera Nair‘s Reluctant Fundamentalist will also have its gala screening at TIFF. Based on Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid‘s novel of the same name, ‘Reluctant Fundamentalist‘ stars Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Nelsan Ellis, Riz Ahmed.
TIIF will have 10 films from Mumbai as part of its “City-to-City” program. The ‘Maximum City‘ is in focus this year.
The festival runs from 6 to 16 September.
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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.
