5 Indian Directors Make Anthology Films About Corona Virus

JAKARTA - Five directors from India will join forces to make an anthology film on the theme of the corona virus. The five directors are Anubhav Sinha, Ketan Mehta, Sudhir Mishra, Hansal Mehta, and Subhash Kapoor.

Launching Variety, Monday, July 27, the five successful film activists will present the reality of the changes made during the pandemic.

"In the past few months during the quarantine, we talked more often than before," said Anubhav Sinha, the film's producer.

This conversation is what made them decide to record the changes that can be conveyed through this latest work. “We have to choose the story we want to tell. This is an interesting collection that we put together. "

Judging by the five directors, they are very close to the realities of life in India and the world. Anubhav Sinha is a well-known director with his film Ra.One starring Shah Rukh Khan.

Some time ago, his film entitled Article 15 received more international attention after being shown on Netflix. In addition, there were Ketan Mehta with Mirch Masala, Sudhir Mishra with Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin.

There are also Hansal Mehta with Omerta and Subhash Kapoor with Jolly LLB. The similarity of these 5 Indian directors who are able to photograph social and political issues motivated them to join in a project related to the corona virus.

Entering the pre-production stage, this film will start its project at the end of 2020.