Mumbai: The 16th edition of Chicago South Asian Film Festival will witness the screening of several films. A couple of Indian movies are also going to be showcased there.
On Monday, Jio Studios announced that its three distinct films – Ghamasaan, Saali Mohabbat and Bun Tikki will be screened at the upcoming Chicago South Asian Film Festival.
The films will be featured in a specially curated section, from India to the World, as per a press note.
* Opening Night (September 19): Saali Mohabbat – This powerful drama marks Tisca Chopra’s directorial debut, a film that unfolds on the shifting border between rural and urban India, where a woman from a small town reclaims against the backdrop of domestic violence and betrayal. The ensemble cast features Radhika Apte, Anshumaan Pushkar, Dibyendu Ganguly and Anurag Kashyap. Saali Mohabbat is produced by Jyoti Deshpande and marks the production debut of celebrated fashion stylist-turned-producer Manish Malhotra.
* Centrepiece Film (September 20): Ghamasaan – Directed by filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia, Ghamasaan takes us to the country’s heartland with a tense rural thriller that speaks to India’s roots and the rise of a young nation still negotiating with its past. The film stars Pratik Gandhi, Arshad Warsi and Ishita Dutta in pivotal roles. Ghamasaan is produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Piiyush Singh, Ashwini Chaudhary, Abhayanand Singh, and Saurabh Gupta.
* Marque Film (September 21): Bun Tikki- This Drama Moves Us to Urban India, Capturing the confusions, Tenderness, and quitit Courage of a young child and those around him. The film starts legends shabana azmi and Zeenat aman with abhay deol aonngside and nursratt bharuccha and rohan singh. Produced by JYOTI DESHPANDE, Dinesh Marijke Desousa and Manish Malhotra, Bun Tikki also Marks the feature film Debut of Director, Faraz Arif Ansari.
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