SiliconIndia | Thursday, 09 August 2012, 17:14 IST
Bangalore: 10 Indian films are set to be screened at the upcoming 37th Toronto International Film Festival, which will be held from September 6-16.Here is the list of the movies-
Gangs of Wasseypur
Gangs of Wasseypur is a crime movie co-written, produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap, which revolves around power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families. The movie is divided into two parts, since it is not possible to screen a five plus hour movie in Indian theatres. Manoj Bajpai, Richa Chadda, Tigmanshu Dhulia plays the prominent roles in part 1 and Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadda and Reema Sen in the second part.Shanghai
Shanghai is a political thriller film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, starring Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Prosenjit Chatterjee. It is based on a French movie Zand a novel by the same name and the film is all about four individuals who find themselves tied up into a horrible game of crime and politics. It received positive reviews from all top critics of India.
Peddlers
Peddlers is a movie by debutant filmmaker Vasan Bala and it has Gulshan Devaiah, Kriti Malhotra and Nishikant Kamat in the lead roles. The movie takes us through the city of Mumbai and tells the story of a lady on a mission, a man living a lie and an aimless wanderer. Talking about his first film, Vasan Bala says, "It's great that the film has been selected at Toronto after Cannes. Since the French press sighted a very American independent influence on the film, I am quite curious how it will be received here’’, reports Richa Bhatia of TNN.
Ishaqzaade
Ishaqzaade is a romantic drama film written and directed by Habib Faisal, andproduced by Aditya Chopra . The film which stars debutant Arjun Kapoor(as Parma) and Parineeti Chopra (as the Muslim girl Zoya) received mixed response from the critics. Ishaqzaade portrays the passionate love story of two rebellious individuals.
Peddlers is a movie by debutant filmmaker Vasan Bala and it has Gulshan Devaiah, Kriti Malhotra and Nishikant Kamat in the lead roles. The movie takes us through the city of Mumbai and tells the story of a lady on a mission, a man living a lie and an aimless wanderer. Talking about his first film, Vasan Bala says, "It's great that the film has been selected at Toronto after Cannes. Since the French press sighted a very American independent influence on the film, I am quite curious how it will be received here’’, reports Richa Bhatia of TNN.Ishaqzaade
Ishaqzaade is a romantic drama film written and directed by Habib Faisal, andproduced by Aditya Chopra . The film which stars debutant Arjun Kapoor(as Parma) and Parineeti Chopra (as the Muslim girl Zoya) received mixed response from the critics. Ishaqzaade portrays the passionate love story of two rebellious individuals.
Miss Lovely
Miss Lovely is an Indian drama film directed by Ashim Ahluwalia. The Hollywood Reporter (a prominent magazine) noted that "Miss Lovely sets out to prove that Indian cinema can be as rambling, pretentious and frustratingly opaque as a European art movie [and] succeeds rather too well."The movie is about the fascinating and notorious C-grade film industry of the 1980s and it follows the journey of two brothers, who created sex-horror films during that time period.
Miss Lovely is an Indian drama film directed by Ashim Ahluwalia. The Hollywood Reporter (a prominent magazine) noted that "Miss Lovely sets out to prove that Indian cinema can be as rambling, pretentious and frustratingly opaque as a European art movie [and] succeeds rather too well."The movie is about the fascinating and notorious C-grade film industry of the 1980s and it follows the journey of two brothers, who created sex-horror films during that time period.Mumbai’s King
Mumbai’s King is directed by Manjeet Singh and stars Rahul Bairagi, Arbaaz Khan and Tejas Parvatkar. The film revolves around the lives of two kids, Rahul and Arbaaz who roams the streets together and escapes the harsh realities of their lives by gambling, roasting stolen potatoes, stealing an auto rickshaw for a joyride, and chasing girls. Later on when they grow up, they have to undergo many difficult circumstances in their lives.
The Bright Day
‘The Bright Day’ by Mohit Takalkar tells the story of a young man named Shiv who has a very supportive family, a close group of friends and leads a normal life; but he leaves all these family bonding and sets out on a journey to discover what he seeks in the outside world. He enjoys adventure and freedom and also learns different philosophies about life.Theseus’ Ship
‘Theseus’ Ship’ directed by Anand Gandhi tells four different stories together -- of a brilliant blind photographer, a monk’s ethics put to test; an obsessive compulsive clockmaker and a young stock broker.“The title is an illusion to the philosophical paradox. Each character has a strong ideological philosophy, in a constant state of introspection like the blind photographer who is constant dilemma to access her own art, that constant dilemma of whether your art is great or not attracted me to the subject,” Gandhi said.
English Vinglish
English Vinglish is an Indian drama film directed by debutant director Gauri Shinde and produced by R. Balki. The film marks the comeback of Sridevi after 14 long years and it also features French actor Mehdi Nebbou, Adil Hussain, and Priya Anand.Sridevi plays the role of a housewife, who joins an English speaking course in order to please her husband and family.Shahid
The film directed by Hansal Mehta has Rajkumar Yadav in the lead role along with Raj Kumar, Prabhleen Sandhu and Baljinder Kaur. The movie is all about the true story of a Lawyer and human rights activist by the name Azmi who was killed by unidentified assailants in his office in the year 2010. ‘Shahid’ takes us through the life of an individual who really struggles to come to terms with the injustice and inequality that surrounds him and later on he is wrongfully accused and imprisoned.
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