Cannes winning Masaan with Richa Chadha, Neeraj Ghaywan, Vicky Kaushal and Shweta Tripathi in Kolkata for the promotion of their film
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| The Masaan Team |
Kolkata, July 20, 2015: Neeraj Ghaywan’s Award winning directorial debut ‘Masaan’ starring Richa Chadha, Sanjay Mishra and newcomers Vicky Kaushal and Shweta Tripathi has created a lot of buzz and generated curiosity among the Indian audience post it's win at Cannes.
The star-cast of the film Richa Chadha, Shweta and Vicky along with director Neeraj Ghaywan were seen at the My Aqua, Kolkata promoting their film. Also spotted were well known filmmakers and actors of Bengali cinema viz., Aparna Sen and Arindram Sil during the screening of the film at South City Mall.
Masaan is all set to hit the screens in Indian on July 25, 2015.
The film, which has received international acclaim and honor has been produced by Manish Mundra (Drishyam Films), Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane & Anurag Kashyap (Phantom Films), Melita Toscan du Plantier & Marie-Jeanne Pascal (Macassar Productions) and Guneet Monga & Shaan Vyas (Sikhya Entertainment).
Synopsis:
Four lives intersect along the Ganges: a low-caste boy falling hopelessly in love, a daughter ridden with guilt of a sexual encounter ending in a tragedy, a hapless father with fading morality, and a spirited child yearning for a family, long to escape the moral constructs of a small-town.
Festivals & Awards for MASAAN:
Winner of two prestigious awards at Cannes Film Festival, 2015
· FIPRESCI prize, International Jury of Film Critics prize for the Un Certain Regard section
· Promising Future prize in the Un Certain Regard section
