National Award-winning film editor and screenplay writer Apurva Asrani is all set to make his solo directorial debut, which will feature actor Manoj Bajpayee.
Making the announcement on social media, Apurva wrote: "Pleased to announce my solo directorial debut, co-produced by and starring my 'Satya' and 'Aligarh' star, Manoj Bajpayee.
"Our script traces the emotional journey of a forgotten genius who is slowly losing his mind. Since awareness and support for mental health issues is sharply lacking in India, we chose the 'Mental Health Awareness Month' to make the announcement."
The story of the film attempts to address the mental health issue and the film is likely to go on the floors by the end of this year.
Apurva is known for editing some of the critically acclaimed films like "Shahid", "Children of War", "CityLights", "Aligarh" among others.
He bagged the National award for the film "Snip!" in 2001.
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Making the announcement on social media, Apurva wrote: "Pleased to announce my solo directorial debut, co-produced by and starring my 'Satya' and 'Aligarh' star, Manoj Bajpayee.
"Our script traces the emotional journey of a forgotten genius who is slowly losing his mind. Since awareness and support for mental health issues is sharply lacking in India, we chose the 'Mental Health Awareness Month' to make the announcement."
The story of the film attempts to address the mental health issue and the film is likely to go on the floors by the end of this year.
Apurva is known for editing some of the critically acclaimed films like "Shahid", "Children of War", "CityLights", "Aligarh" among others.
He bagged the National award for the film "Snip!" in 2001.
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- 5/6/2019
- GlamSham
Yeva is the story of women in a traditional small Armenian village, after the war. Yeva is a young woman who has escaped from her influential in-laws with her daughter Nareh, after her husband’s tragic death. She takes refuge in one of the villages of Karabakh, Armenia as a complete stranger and is obliged to live her daily life in disguise.
Yeva is not alone in leading a life with secrets. She had already been in this small village and had fallen in love as a doctor treating the victims of war. It seems so long ago, that she is sure she can go there and not be recognized. She gets a job as a teacher. While there, she meets another woman wanting and needing to flee her own wartime tragedy, and seeking an abortion. As the past catches up with Yeva, the present colludes to find a solution to both their problems.
Yeva is not alone in leading a life with secrets. She had already been in this small village and had fallen in love as a doctor treating the victims of war. It seems so long ago, that she is sure she can go there and not be recognized. She gets a job as a teacher. While there, she meets another woman wanting and needing to flee her own wartime tragedy, and seeking an abortion. As the past catches up with Yeva, the present colludes to find a solution to both their problems.
- 10/31/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Note: List published by Ians (Indo-Asian News Service)
These films of 2014 deserved better and should have got a larger audience:
1. Ugly: A beautiful portrait of the darkest areas of the human heart, where greed, guilt and gluttony scamper freely for space. Anurag Kashyap’s film was swamped by the “Pk” wave that hit the theatres at year-end.
2. Aankhon Dekhi: Rajat Kapoor’s haunting portrait of a man on the brink of self-abnegation, looking for reasons to cling to the illusion called life, finding it increasingly hard to go through the motions of existence. Actor Sanjay Mishra’s ‘everyman’ act was exemplary.
3. Children Of War: Debutant director Mrityunjay Devrat recreated the horrors of the Bangladesh war of independence with the authentic passion of Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List”. As a brutal concentration camp officer, Pavan Malhotra was a dazzling embodiment of evil.
4. Sulemani Keeda: Amit Masurkar bitter-sweet tale...
These films of 2014 deserved better and should have got a larger audience:
1. Ugly: A beautiful portrait of the darkest areas of the human heart, where greed, guilt and gluttony scamper freely for space. Anurag Kashyap’s film was swamped by the “Pk” wave that hit the theatres at year-end.
2. Aankhon Dekhi: Rajat Kapoor’s haunting portrait of a man on the brink of self-abnegation, looking for reasons to cling to the illusion called life, finding it increasingly hard to go through the motions of existence. Actor Sanjay Mishra’s ‘everyman’ act was exemplary.
3. Children Of War: Debutant director Mrityunjay Devrat recreated the horrors of the Bangladesh war of independence with the authentic passion of Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List”. As a brutal concentration camp officer, Pavan Malhotra was a dazzling embodiment of evil.
4. Sulemani Keeda: Amit Masurkar bitter-sweet tale...
- 1/1/2015
- by Indicine Team
- indicine
New Delhi/Dhaka, May 12: The much talked-about Indian film "Children of War: Nine Months to Freedom", will have its trans-border release in Bangladesh and India on May 16.
Starring Indian actors Raima Sen, Indraneil Sengupta, Victor Banerjee, Pawan Malhotra, Tilottama Shome, and newcomers Rucha and Shatrunjay, besides the late Farooque Sheikh, the film, which has been directed by Mrityunjay Devvrat, reveals the pains and pangs of people, particularly women, revolving around the war between India and Pakistan that eventually led to the creation of the new nation of Bangladesh in 1971-72.
The film shows how Pakistani soldiers.
Starring Indian actors Raima Sen, Indraneil Sengupta, Victor Banerjee, Pawan Malhotra, Tilottama Shome, and newcomers Rucha and Shatrunjay, besides the late Farooque Sheikh, the film, which has been directed by Mrityunjay Devvrat, reveals the pains and pangs of people, particularly women, revolving around the war between India and Pakistan that eventually led to the creation of the new nation of Bangladesh in 1971-72.
The film shows how Pakistani soldiers.
- 5/12/2014
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
New Delhi, Dec 7: Director Mrityunjay Devvrat heaved a sigh of relief after receiving the approval of the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (Imppa) for the title of his film "The Bastard Child".
Imppa had earlier rejected the title for being derogatory.
However, Mrityunjay then reapplied for approval and managed to persuade officials to approve his title. According to him, 'bastard' is a term merely used for a child born out of wedlock and not as an abusive connotation, said a statement.
Mrityunjay as well as his film's producer Soumya Devvrat believed in their content and hence suggested their.
Imppa had earlier rejected the title for being derogatory.
However, Mrityunjay then reapplied for approval and managed to persuade officials to approve his title. According to him, 'bastard' is a term merely used for a child born out of wedlock and not as an abusive connotation, said a statement.
Mrityunjay as well as his film's producer Soumya Devvrat believed in their content and hence suggested their.
- 12/7/2013
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
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