L-R: Anubhav Sinha, Hansal Mehta, Sudhir Mishra. (Image courtesy: taranadarsh)
Strong points
- Anubhav Sinha broke the news on Sunday
- He reposted business analyst Taran Adarsh’s Instagram post
- Details on the film’s casting are still pending
New Delhi:
Director Anubhav sinha, whose last project Thappad released earlier this year, will now produce an anthology film based on the coronavirus pandemic. He will also direct a story in the anthology with four other directors – Sudhir Mishra, Hansal Mehta, Ketan Mehta and Subhash Kapoor. Anubhav Sinha announced his collaboration with the four directors on Sunday by reposting business analyst Taran Adarsh’s Instagram post. The film will show how people have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “It’s official … After Thappad, Anubhav Sinha will produce anthology film (not yet titled) … Based on stories and experiences from the coronavirus pandemic … Anubhav Sinha, Sudhir Mishra, Hansal Mehta, Ketan Mehta and Subhash Kapoor will direct a story in this anthology film, ”Taran Adarsh said in his post.
Details on the film’s casting are still pending. Take a look at Anubha Sinha’s post:
Anubhav Sinha recently made a lot of noise on social media after he announced in a tweet that he had “quit” from Bollywood. “Enough! I hereby resign Bollywood. Whatever that means,” he tweeted Tuesday and the next day, in the following tweets, wrote: “Bollywood was, Hindi films will do it,” expressing that he dissociated himself from “Bollywood” and not from the Hindi film industry. Anubhav Sinha’s “resignation” tweet was preceded by similar tweets from Sudhir Mishra and Hansal Mehta.
Take a look at what Anubhav Sinha tweeted on July 21-22:
ENOUGH!!!
I hereby resign from Bollywood.
It doesn’t matter what that means.– Anubhav Sinha (not Bollywood) (@anubhavsinha) July 21, 2020
Bollywood was.
– Anubhav Sinha (not Bollywood) (@anubhavsinha) July 22, 2020
Hindi Films will.
– Anubhav Sinha (not Bollywood) (@anubhavsinha) July 22, 2020
Read Sudhir Mishra and Hansal Mehta’s tweets here:
Bollywood chodo. Let’s go to Indian cinema, the Indian tale! @anubhavsinha@mehtahansal@ anuragkashyap72@nikkhiladvani@VikramMotwane@ghaywan@ vijayacharya138@nairsameer@RajkumarHirani@PritishNandy@AndhareAjit
– Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) July 21, 2020
… It never existed in the first place.
– Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) July 21, 2020
What is Bollywood? I came to be part of the cinema inspired by Satyajit Ray, Raj Kapoor, Guru Dutt, Ritwick Ghatak, Bimal Roy, Mrinal Sen, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, KAsif, Vijay Anand, Javed Akhtar, Tapan Sinha, Gulzar, Shekhar Kapur, Ketan Mehta, Bharatan n Aravindan etc., where I will always be.
– Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) July 21, 2020
Anubhav Sinha is known for making films highlighting social issues such as Article 15, Mulk and Gulaab Gang.
