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IFP rings in fifteen years of creativity and culture
MUMBAI: Fifteen and fabulous! India Film Project (IFP) is all set to celebrate its milestone 15th edition, returning to Mumbai’s iconic Mehboob Studios on 29 and 30 November for a weekend bursting with stories, art, and unfiltered creativity.
What started as a spark between a few passionate creators has now grown into the world’s largest festival celebrating creativity x culture, a global platform where filmmakers, writers, designers, musicians, and dreamers come together to create, collaborate and reimagine storytelling.
This year’s line-up is nothing short of stellar. The jury features cinematic heavyweights and creative icons including Dibakar Banerjee, Sheeba Chaddha, Hariharan, Bilal Siddiqi, Santhy Balachandran, Ravi Jadhav, Kanu Behl, Mukesh Chhabra, and Gajesh Mitkari, among others.
At the festival’s heart lie the 50 hour creative challenges, IFP’s signature event where imagination meets the ticking clock. From filmmaking and music to design, photography, writing, and performing arts, this year’s challenges drew over 40,000 participants from 350 cities across 23 countries, a testament to IFP’s ever-growing creative tribe.
Reflecting on the milestone, IFP founder Ritam Bhatnagar shared, “What began as a small dormitory idea is now one of the world’s biggest celebrations of creativity. Fifteen years later, IFP continues to be that space where creative people come together, experiment, and grow.”
For filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee, being part of the jury felt like coming full circle. “Storytelling thrives on curiosity, and that’s what IFP embodies. Fifteen years in, it still surprises and inspires.”
Echoing the sentiment, Sheeba Chaddha added, “There’s a rare joy in being part of IFP. It’s a space that lets artists express freely and evolve without boundaries.”
Over the years, IFP has hosted over 1.2 lakh creators, 1400 speakers, and creative legends like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mira Nair, Vicky Kaushal, and Javed Akhtar, proving that it’s not just a festival, but a movement.
This November, IFP once again promises two unforgettable days where every idea, big or small, finds its spotlight. So if creativity runs in your veins, Mehboob Studios is the place to be.
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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.
