Superboys of Malegaon Cast: Adarsh Gourav, Shashank Arora, Vineet Kumar Singh, Anuj Singh Duhan Director: Reema Kagti Rating: ★★★★ In a particularly riveting scene in Superboys of Malegaon, two characters- the director and writer- fight over who made their film a hit. In a moment of rage, the writer screams, ‘Writer baap hota hai!’- and it feels like the fourth wall has broken, and the one being addressed is our film industry. ( Also read: Reema Kagti got her ADs to make keema samosas at night on Superboys of Malegaon set when they got food wrong for a shot ) Directed by Reema Kagti, this piece of work reminds us of what made us fall in love with films in the first place.
It’s a declaration to our industry, which is struggling to find what makes theatre viewing tick with audiences. What is Superboys of Malegaon about Based on a real-life story, it revolves around Nasir ( Adarsh Gourav ), who is screening English classics like Charlie Chaplin in 1994, when the sleepy town of Malegaon is only interested in Hindi masala films. After his movie parlour is demolished by the police for pirating films, he decides he will make a film.
Malegaon ka Sholay. Assisting him are his friends- Shafique (Shashank Arora), Farogh (Vineet Singh), and Akram (Anuj Singh Duhan). Are they successful? What happens next? Watch it for the rest of the story.
A film about a film should be declared a genre unto itself now—and the Akhtars are as credible a source as they come. Zoya Akhtar’s.
