Mumbai, Jul 23 (PTI) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is set to return to the children's film genre with his upcoming project "Little Thomas", which he has produced. The film, starring Gulshan Devaiah, Rasika Duggal and Hridansh Parekh, will have its world premiere at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. The comedy-drama will be directed by national award winner filmmaker Kaushal Oza.
Kashyap, 51, will produce the film under his banner Good Bad Films. He previously directed "Return of Hanuman" in the same genre in 2007. Set in the Goa of the 90s, the film follows Thomas, the only child of his parents, who desperately wants a little brother.
"One day, he is told that to get a baby brother his parents will have to kiss. Since his quarrelling parents won't kiss any longer, little Thomas takes it upon himself to make them do the yucky act!" the film's synopsis reads. Kashyap, mostly known for his gritty dramas such as "Black Friday", "Gangs of Wasseypur", "Ugly" and "Mukkabaaz", said it is not easy to make an authentic children's film which is why it took him so much time to return to the genre.
"It’s been a while. Maybe I was waiting for a good children’s film script to come my way. It’s a difficult genre actually, to make an authentic children’s film, so one has to ensure that it’s a good script before making it," Kashyap said.
Devaiah, 46, who has collaborated with Kashyap on many projects and most recently starred opposite him in "Bad Cop", said "Little Thomas" has a "bea.