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Supermen of Malegaon

Supermen of Malegaon

(Supermen of Malegaon), Faiza Ahmad Khan / IND, 2008
Hindi / English subtitles, 52 min

Malegaon, a small town tucked away near the heart of India geographically, is fraught with communal tension and under economic depression. To escape the harsh reality of their world, its people seek refuge in the fantastical world of cinema. This passion for cinema has spurred a group of cinema enthusiasts to make their own films–quirky, low budget, socially aware and notoriously funny spoofs of Bollywood films. Their ambition has grown and now they are ready to take on Hollywood and Superman. We follow them on this journey. At times funny, tragic, contemplative. Always warm and engaging. And as the film begins to take shape, through schemes and approaches that are sublimely ingenious, simply bizarre and purely hysterical, we also slowly discover Malegaon itself.

This film is part of a program curated by Karan Bali, filmmaker and co–founder of Upperstall.com