Return of Hanuman / Return of Hanuman
Anurag Kashyap
India / 2007 / 100' 0''Screenings
Europa Cinema, 16:00 h
Synopsis
The God Hanuman takes an avatar to present-day India as a mischievous kid named Maruti. Unknowingly, he sets off a chain of events, resulting in fulfilling an evil prophecy. Now the fate of humankind rests on Maruti's young shoulders.
After studying zoology at the Hansraj College in New Delhi, Anurag Kashyap began writing for television at the age of 22, before moving on to film with "Satya" in 1998. In 1999, he was scriptwritter on "Kaund" and "Shool". He directed his first film "Paanch" in 2003, which was censored soon after. He continued writing scripts for such directors as Deepa Mehta and Mani Ratman before earning critical acclaim for "Black Friday" (2004), which he both wrote and directed. He penned "No-Smoking" in 2007, which went on to win acclaim at the Rome Film Festival.
Selected festival history: Annecy IAFF, Pusan IAFF, Bollywood & Beyond (Stuttgart)
Awards: BAF Award for Best Animated Feature Film (Ficci Frames Mumbai), Contribution to Indian Cinema (IFFA Awards), Best Visual Effects (Zee Cine Awards), Best Visual Effects (Apsara Awards)
Director
Anurag Kashyap
Production
Percept Picture Company Ltd, Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd.
Screenplay
Anurag Kashyap, Amit Babbar
Sound
Allwin Rego, Sanjay Maurya
Music
Tapas Relia
Editing
Rajkumar Didwania
Animation
Abhilash N, Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd
categories
World Panorama