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Kaamyaab - DFW

Indie Meme. Org presents

KAAMYAAB (India/Fiction/Comedy-Drama/1hr 53min/Hindi)

Synopsis

On being made to go through his own IMDB page, Sudheer, a washed up side actor from the heydays of Bollywood, realizes that he retired on the verge of a rare milestone - he had featured in 499 Hindi films! Now at 63, against the wishes of his daughter, he decides to come out of retirement to complete the round figure of 500 and get that one substantial role for which he will be remembered forever.

DIRECTOR'S PROFILE

Hardik Mehta is an Indian screenwriter and director. His short documentary, Famous in Ahmedabad (2015), won the Golden Lotus at the 63rd National Film Awards for Best Non-Feature Film and was In Competition at 2016 HotDocs Toronto. He has also co-written the screenplay of Director Vikramaditya Motwanes most recent survival-thriller, Trapped (2017). Round Figure is his first feature film.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

India is the land of numbers. Third in the number of billionaires we have, second in the number of people we have and first in the number of films we make. Over the decades, there have been some actors who have been noticed by generations of enthusiastic movie goers, almost always as the noble servant, the wicked dacoit, the humble doctor and several such side roles. These character actors have helped take the heros journey forward. When I first came to Mumbai, the land of movie making, I was fascinated to meet some of these faces who have survived the transition from black and white era of Hindi films, to the action-drama films of 80s and 90s till today. I realized that there was a film waiting to be made on them and when I met producer Manish Mundra, he ensured that I cast an actual such actor who has been a face in several Hindi films since last three decades actor Sanjay Mishra.