Zahan Kapoor debuts as the lead in “Faraaz,” which has its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival’s Thrill strand. The film is based on based on an incident in July 2016, …
“It means the world to me to have the backing of stalwart filmmakers for my very first film – it has been nothing short of a privilege working alongside them and the rest of the crew. I think everyone really believed in Hansal Mehta’s vision and gave it their all to bring this story to the screen,” Kapoor told: “Through that attack, it’s a look at our world and also a deep dive into what religion means to different people. It is a deep dive into the minds of young people.
While the film is set in Dhaka, “Faraaz” is in the Hindi and English languages rather than Bengali, in order to appeal to a larger audience, says Mehta. The Holey Artisan Bakery incident has been made into a film before by Bangladeshi auteur. Mehta hasn’t watched that film and sees “Faraaz” as a companion piece to his own films “Shahid” and “Omerta” .
“Faraaz” introduces six new actors, some of whom are from an acting lineage. Aditya Rawal, who plays a key role in the film, is the son of actors Paresh and Swaroop Rawal. And Kapoor’s parents are actor Kunal Kapoor and photographer Sheena Sippy. His paternal grandparents are actors Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal and his maternal grandfather is filmmaker Ramesh Sippy.
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