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Anupam Kher’s ‘Tanvi the Great’ Reimagines Autism as a Superpower: ‘Opposite of Normal Is Extraordinary’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian cinema veteran Anupam Kher's 'Tanvi the Great' offers a groundbreaking portrayal of autism as a superpower rather than a disability.
Indian cinema veteran Anupam Kher ‘s latest directorial effort, “ Tanvi the Great,” offers a groundbreaking portrayal of autism as a superpower rather than a disability. I used to sit down, and when I used to craft it, I used to feel that my heart is not there,” Kher says about his long absence from the director’s chair since his 2002 debut, “Om Jai Jagadish.” “It took me 22 years to find that story.” The production of “Tanvi the Great” encountered numerous challenges but also remarkable coincidences that Kher views as affirmations of the project’s special nature.
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