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Cannes Critics’ Week sidebar title Peddlers,<br />
directed by Vasan Bala, above, was partially<br />
crowd-funded via Facebook.<br />
of it,” says Kashyap. “It’s now<br />
great <strong>to</strong> see new talent coming<br />
from outside, and <strong>the</strong>y<br />
are not in awe of big stars or<br />
Bollywood.”<br />
Kashyap should know.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 39-year-old direc<strong>to</strong>r has<br />
been challenging convention<br />
for years with releases<br />
like 2004’s Black Friday,<br />
about <strong>the</strong> 1993 Bombay<br />
bombings, and 2009’s<br />
Dibikar Banerjee’s<br />
Shanghai is based<br />
on <strong>the</strong> novel Z by<br />
Vassilis Vassilikos.<br />
stylish new noir DevD.<br />
Kayshap is also coproducer<br />
of Bala’s Peddlers<br />
through his Films Private<br />
Limited (AKFPL) banner.<br />
In true indie spirit, <strong>the</strong> film’s<br />
modest $500,000 budget<br />
was also crowd-funded via<br />
Facebook.<br />
“What works for indie<br />
cinema is that those who are<br />
getting in<strong>to</strong> it are not bound<br />
by any rules,” says Bala, who<br />
also handled assistant direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
chores on Michael Winterbot<strong>to</strong>m’s<br />
recent Freida<br />
Pin<strong>to</strong> starrer Trishna. “<strong>The</strong><br />
problem with [mainstream<br />
Bollywood] is that those who<br />
understand <strong>the</strong> rules get<br />
stuck by <strong>the</strong>m.”<br />
It isn’t just Cannes programmers<br />
who have noticed<br />
<strong>the</strong> changes in <strong>the</strong> Indian<br />
industry. Increasingly, nontraditional<br />
films are receiving<br />
major studio backing.<br />
Miss Lovely<br />
If you thought Indian cinema was only about s<strong>to</strong>rylines awash in colorful<br />
song and dance, think again. Set in <strong>the</strong> 1980s, direc<strong>to</strong>r Ashim Ahluwalia's<br />
Miss Lovely is a journey in<strong>to</strong> Mumbai's film underbelly where a slew of slasher<br />
titles are churned out that cater <strong>to</strong> mostly hinterland audiences. This Ed<br />
Wood-meets-Bollywood movie revolves around two bro<strong>the</strong>rs who make semipornos<br />
against all odds. Miss Lovely is also a showcase for upcoming talent<br />
such as ac<strong>to</strong>r Nawazuddin Siddiqui.<br />
Shanghai<br />
An adaptation of Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos’ acclaimed novel Z, direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Dibikar Banerjee’s Shanghai tackles India’s current obsession with how<br />
India compares against China’s blistering growth. <strong>The</strong> film’s trailer quotes a<br />
politician stating, “I will bring Shanghai <strong>to</strong> India.” <strong>The</strong> ensemble cast includes<br />
ac<strong>to</strong>r Abhay Deol whom Banerjee also directed in <strong>the</strong> 2008 hit outing Oye<br />
Lucky, Lucky Oye. Banerjee can be expected <strong>to</strong> push <strong>the</strong> envelope following<br />
his previous outing, 2010’s Love, Sex Aur Dhokha (Love, Sex and Betrayal)<br />
which explored India’s changing sexual mores.<br />
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