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Superman! Malegaon ka Superman
a copyright claim by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). But I found a trailer and a clip (and then the film). Read on)
SUPERMEN OF MALEGAON
Directed by Faiza Ahmed Khan
A documentary partly produced by KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) .
The documentary is about the making of a movie called "Malegaon ka Superman' directed by Shaikh Nasir.
It tells the fascinating story of a ragtag crew of people from Malegaon (in Nashik district of Indian state of Maharashtra) who set out to make a 'Superman meets Bollywood' kind of flick in their own town on a shoestring budget.
The above clip is their final product. The rest of the documentary covering the making has also been uploaded but sadly it has a Japanese voice over.
The director of the film, Faiza Ahmed Khan, has done an brilliant job! She has managed to capture all the flavors, trials and inspirations of the tiny film industry of Malegoan that specializes in spoofs made for the local film market.This year it won jury award for best documentary feature at the Asiatica Film Mediale, Italy's annual Asian film festival.
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20th May 2009
Update.
Finally someone uploaded a trailer. Check it out:
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Update 12/09/09
Here's a clip from the documentary:
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Sptember 19, 2009
Here' s really great trailer of the film 'Supermen of Malegaon'
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October 23,2009
The film is being screened at 11th Osian's Cinefan film festival in Delhi.
The complete film has been hosted at the Youtube channel of AlJazeeraEnglish. Enjoy!
(Update December 8, 2009. The the film is not available anymore at AlJazeera.)
Part 1
Part 2
August 11, 2009
Update:
Looking at the stats for this post, I gather:
At the start of this year, Superman of Malegaon was creating ripples in Far-East (Singapore), then a couple of months ago in US and now it is garnering interest in France.
It's kind of a surprise hit for Indian Cinema.