Farhan Akhtar, Reema Kagti, Adarsh ​​Gaurav and Ritesh Sidhwani attend the screening of “Superboys of Malegaon” at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on December 06, 2024. , Photo Credit: Eamonn M. McCormack
Director Reema Kagti’s film Superboys of Malegaon Received a Special Mention in the Young Cinematographers Award category at the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival.
The annual film festival took place between January 2 and January 13 in the desert resort city of Palm Springs, California, United States.
According to the official website of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Superboys of Malegaon Earned special mention in the section.
However, the jury – consisting of high school students with a passion for cinema – selected Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv. tatami For Young Cineastes Award.
The Persian-English film follows Iranian female judoka Leila and her coach Mariam, who go to the World Judo Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia with the intention of bringing home the first gold medal for Iran.
Kagti’s Superboys of Malegaon It is based on the life of Nasir Shaikh, an amateur filmmaker from the city of Malegaon in Maharashtra, where residents look to Bollywood cinema to escape the daily drudgery.
Kagti shared a screenshot of the festival announcement on Instagram.
She captioned the post, “Thank you @psfilmfest.”
Zoya Akhtar, who serves as a co-producer on the film, wrote on her Instagram Stories: “Yay. Palm Springs Film Festival.” Superboys of Malegaon is a Prime Video Original film and an Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby production. It is written by Varun Grover and stars Adarsh ​​Gaurav, Vineet Kumar Singh and Shashank Arora.
The film had its world premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), after which it was selected for screening at the 68th BFI London Film Festival and in competition at the 4th Red Sea Film Festival.
published – January 13, 2025 01:15 PM IST
