Fine Directors get together in Mumbai Cutting
 
April 27, Los Angeles: The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) saw an unusual film make its world premiere.
Sahara-One Motion Pictures' Mumbai Cutting… A City Unfolds was premiered in the Closing Night Gala at the prestigious Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA).

Directed by 11 Indian directors who are known to weave magic on Indian celluloid, with music by 11 music directors, the film unfolds various facets of this metro that is known for absorbing newer cultures and merging them into its own. Some of the most reputed names like Sudhir Mishra (Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi), Jahnu Barua (Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara), Ayush Raina, Shashank Ghosh (Waisa Bhi Ho Raha Hai Part II), Ruchi Narain (Kal), Rahul Dholakia (Parzania), Manish Jha (Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women), Revathy (Phir Milenge), Kundan Shah (Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron), Rituparno Ghosh (Raincoat) and Anurag Kashyap (Black Friday) have come together to portray the numerous flavors of “Mumbai”, the dream city of India.

Shashank tells us that Mumbai Cutting not only portrays the "life of a Mumbaikar, but also of refugees like me, who've left their homeland and found a new home here."

According to Revathy, "This film has a thread called 'Mumbai' that is running throughout". "I've shown a facet of Mumbai where human rights are taken for granted by the victims of injustice and where sexual favours are a way of life and not an eye raising issue."

Manish Jha claims that the idea of making a film on Mumbai got him excited, besides the fact that he got to work with the finest directors. "My film in Mumbai Cutting is an optimistic one," he says. "It is a city of hope and that's what my film portrays."

The film stars Sonali Kulkarni, Ranvir Sheorey, Vinay Pathak, Soha Ali Khan, Sushant Singh, Jimmy Shergil, Tara Sharma, Raima Sen, Palash Sen, Tejaswini, Kolhapure, Rahul Dev, Deepak Dobriyal and Dipannita Sharma, among others.
 

2008 INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES
ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS

“AMAL” RECEIVES THE JURY PRIZE
FOR BEST FEATURE

“THE GLOW OF WHITE WOMEN” RECEIVES THE JURY PRIZE
FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

 “MIDNIGHT LOST AND FOUND”
IS NAMED BEST SHORT FILM

AND

AUDIENCE AWARDS GO TO “LOINS OF PUNJAB PRESENTS” FOR NARRATIVE FEATURE, “SUPER 30” FOR DOCUMENTARY AND “QUAMAR – WORKING TO LIVE” FOR SHORT


The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting a greater appreciation of Indian cinema by showcasing films about India and the diverse perspectives of the Indian Diaspora. The 6th annual film festival ran April 22-27, 2008 at ArcLight Hollywood, a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Los Angeles. Indianfilmfestival.org