Anuparna Roy’s ‘Songs of Forgogen Trees’, presented by Anurag Kashyap, has been selected in the Origeti section of the Venice Film Festival.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has come as a presenter for the first film directed by Anuparna Roy. Songs of forgotten trees. The film’s premiere will be at the prestigious 82nd Venice Film Festival.
Manav Drama is the only Indian film selected in the respected Origeti section, which is a launchpad to tell innovative story, which has honored films like Chaitanya Tamhen earlier. court And Karan Tejpal stolenWhich recently fell on prime video.

Naz Sheikh and Sumi Bagel starring, Songs of forgotten trees Bibbhanshu Rai is produced by Romil Modi and Ranjan Singh and follows the story of two women and how their lives are added to Mumbai.
According to official synopsis, the film follows the story of a migrant and ambitious actress Thoya, who escapes from the city by taking advantage of beauty and intelligence, sometimes trading intimacy for opportunity.
When she informs her sugar daddy’s apartment apartments to selfta, a fellow migrants working in a corporate job, two women- look from different worlds- start sharing more than just one place. Amidst the tireless pulse of Mumbai, they discover a silent sympathy. But as a revival of personal history, desires, and wounds, their delicate connections are tested. Thus there is not a breakdown, but a strange and tender disclosure -of selfless, of existence, unexpected kinship.
Kashyap said in a statement, “I have always believed in supporting new talents, especially what they want to say differently, they challenge the criteria set by their thoughts and beliefs.”

Kashyap said, “Ranjan and I have been associated with many such films over the years, and it is surprising to see such raw talent to come continuously. Anuparna is definitely a voice and we feel proud and happy to return our first feature.” MonkeyStarring Bobby Deol and Sanya Malhotra, it will have a world premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival.
Director Anuparna Roy, who initially nurtured self-funding Songs of forgotten trees While jagging three corporate jobs in Mumbai, he said that he is ready for stories that continue to “ignore the mainstream.”
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“Despite being one of the world’s largest film industries by Volume, we rarely tell the marginalized stories – that belongs to the class, caste and gender.
He said, “My discovery for this story began with the discovery of my childhood friend, Jhuma Nath, whose child marriage was done under a man -made social system and a unsuccessful government scheme. The film borres her memories,” she said.
Ranjan Singh of Flip films called Anuparna a “unique voice”, which forced him to return the feature. “I saw him small (Went to the river) And I remember a line pitch at a film pitch event, and he stayed with me for the longest time. , Songs of forgotten trees The new Shetty and Anuparna Roy have been co-produced.
Published – July 23, 2025 04:44 pm IST