{"id":8613,"date":"2024-07-23T07:47:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/entertainment\/8613\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T07:47:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:47:32","slug":"anurag-kashyap-returns-to-childrens-film-genre-with-little-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/?p=8613","title":{"rendered":"Anurag Kashyap returns to children\u2019s film genre with \u2018Little Thomas\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, known for his globally acclaimed titles such as Gangs of Wasseypur<\/i>, Ugly<\/i> and Kennedy<\/i>, is ready with his next production venture Little Thomas<\/i>. The film is headlined by Gulshan Devaiah and Rasika Duggal, joined by child artiste Hridansh Parekh in the comedy drama.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, it\u2019s been a while. Maybe I was waiting for a good children\u2019s film script to come my way,\u201d Kashyap explained on why he took 17 years to return to this space after his animated directorial Return of Hanuman<\/i> (2007). \u201cIt\u2019s a difficult genre actually, to make an authentic children\u2019s film, so one has to ensure that it\u2019s a good script before making it,\u201d the filmmaker added.<\/p>\n

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Little Thomas<\/i> is set to have its world premiere at the upcoming Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Besides Kashyap, the film is backed by Ranjan Singh, Rajnikant Oza, Charu Oza, Anushka Shah and Kabir Ahuja. In Little Thomas<\/i>, Kashyap was impressed by the vision of the National Award-winning director Kaushal Oza, who makes his feature directorial debut with the film that follows the tragi-comic efforts of a seven-year-old boy to bring his parents together and have a little brother.<\/p>\n

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Kashyap said, \u201cI had seen Kaushal\u2019s short The Miniaturist of Junagadh<\/i> and liked it. Then I read the Little Thomas<\/i> script and understood his vision for it. He wanted to make a genuine children\u2019s film while creating a world from a kid\u2019s perspective. The honesty of his approach has helped make the film.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Set in the Goa of the 90s, the film follows Thomas, the only child of his parents, who desperately wants a little brother. \u201cOne day, he is told that to get a baby brother his parents will have to kiss. Since his quarrelling parents won\u2019t kiss any longer, little Thomas takes it upon himself to make them do the yucky act!\u201d the film\u2019s synopsis reads.<\/p>\n

Director Kaushal Oza, alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, said the team auditioned over 700 kids to find Thomas and the gang.<\/p>\n

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The filmmaker said, \u201cEveryone has been a seven year old once in their lives. When we grow up we miss the innocence of the times we were kids. I wanted to capture the innocence and imagination that we had then and yearn for now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Little Thomas<\/i> is produced by Luminoso Pictures, Civic Studios, Flip Films and Good Bad Films .Also starring Hridyansh Gokani, Ninad Pandith and Mahabanoo Mody- Kotwal, Little Thomas<\/i> will have its festival run before its theatrical release in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n