If there’s a common language that unites the world, it’s spoken through movies. A love of movies and the art of filmmaking is felt globally, and can be seen in the trailer for Amazon MGM’s upcoming film, Superboys of Malegaon, which will have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next week.
Inspired by the award-winning 2008 documentary Supermen of Malegaon, the heartwarming film is based on the life of Nasir Shaikh, an amateur filmmaker in the small town in western India. Realizing that the people of his community need an escape from the daily tensions, poverty, and hardship, Shaikh and other passionate filmmakers decide to make a Bollywood movie for the people of Malegaon by the people of Malegaon.
Behind the camera for Superboys of Malegaon is Reema Kagti, joined by a talented cast of Hindi actors including Adarsh Gourav, Vineet Kumar Singh, Riddhi Kumar, and Shashank Arora.
SYNOPSIS: Superboys of Malegaon is a film based on the life of Nasir Shaikh, an amateur filmmaker from the town of Malegaon. The residents of the town look to Bollywood cinema for a much needed escape from daily drudgery. Nasir gets inspired to make a film for the people of Malegaon, by the people of Malegaon. He bands together his ragtag group of friends to bring his vision to life, thereby bringing a fresh lease of life into the town. The film is a poignant yet uplifting take on both filmmaking and friendship – and what happens when those two worlds collide.
Following its TIFF world premiere, Superboys of Malegaon will head to BFI London before an eventual release by Amazon MGM.