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Bollywood Meets B-Movies: Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar Bring Small-Town India’s Big-Screen Dreams to Toronto with ‘Superboys of Malegaon’
Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar are bringing the DIY spirit of India's small-town filmmakers to the global stage with 'Superboys of Malegaon' at Toronto.
In a cinematic collision of high-profile talent and grassroots grit, powerhouse duo Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar are bringing the DIY spirit of India’s small-town filmmakers to the global stage with “ Superboys of Malegaon ” at the Toronto Film Festival. While the film celebrates Sheikh’s innovative approach to filmmaking with limited resources, Kagti sees broader, more universal themes at play: “I think it’s the fact that he had a dream. It was almost an impossible dream, and he was able to achieve it.” Akhtar highlights the film’s exploration of friendship and what she calls “the immortality of cinema,” noting how Sheikh’s work has preserved the memory of his friend Rafiq, who starred in “Yeh Hai Malegaon Ka Superman” before he passed away.
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