Kuch Sapney Apne Dreams Such As Ours India, United Kingdom

Kuch Sapney Apne

Dreams Such As Ours

India, United Kingdom | Hindi, Tamil, English | Drama, Romance

Budget USD 122,000 Financing in place USD 50,500 Production Company Solaris Pictures solarispictures.com

TNV Films Pvt. Ltd. pragyesh.com Present at Film Bazaar Sridhar Rangayan Pragyesh Singh Looking for Co-Producers Post Production Partners Sales/Sales Agents

Synopsis

Kartik, a photojournalist in Mumbai, whose seven-year relationship with Aman has been put to test when Kartik gets involved in a short fling with his co-participant at a photography workshop in London. After a nasty stand-off with Aman, Kartik goes to his hometown in South India looking for solace from his mother Vasudha, to whom he has come out a few years ago. Though the mother and son have made peace with it, his father Damodar has never accepted him. Meanwhile a Supreme Court bench has struck down Section 377, which infuriates Damodar, but Vasudha is happy for her son. To top that Kartik gets a call that his work has bagged an award at the London photography workshop. But their joy is short-lived as the news of an Indian gay photographer winning the award in London reaches even their small town. This proves as the last straw for Damodar. Things become really ugly in the family and Vasudha decides to leave her dominating husband and her home of so many years, and move to Mumbai with her son and his partner. This poses new challenges in Kartik and Aman’s life, and even for Vasudha. Each of them, have their own struggles to combat, and their own dreams to fulfill.

I am deeply interested in telling stories of human emotions and interpersonal relationships that are both humorous and heart-warming. Because of this, my earlier films have resonated with audiences in India and globally. Set in the bustling cities of London and Mumbai, and the picturesque hitherto undiscovered locales of small-town South India, we want this film to portray the unsettling contrasts between traditional & contemporary values, the older & younger generation, and urban & rural environments. This film walks the middle road between art house & commercial cinema, and hopes to kickstart conversations around fidelity in queer relationships, rights of women in society, and plight of transgender persons in society. At Film Bazaar, we hope to connect with producers from UK and other countries to bring in talent and finances for production, post-production, sound design & DI, to elevate the project to the next level.

Director(s)’ Biography

Sridhar Rangayan is an acclaimed writer, director and producer with a focus on LGBTQ+ films. His six films have won around 45 international awards, including the National Award for Best Editing, and screened at over 250 film festivals. Three of his films have streamed on Netflix.

He has been felicitated with the ‘Honour Prize’ at Zinegoak (Bilbao), the ‘Celebration of Courage’ award at Out Here Now (Kansas) and ‘Free To Be Me’ award at Roze Filmdagen (Amsterdam).

His production company Solaris Pictures has been working for the past two decades to provide a platform for Indian LGBTQ+ films through production, exhibition and distribution of content, both in India and across the world.

Producer(s)’ Biography

Pragyesh Singh (TNV Films) is an entrepreneur and socialist. He is also writer, director and producer of 28 short films and 2 web series that have screened at 50 film festivals, winning 25 awards. He has been honoured with the Rang Bharati Samman by Governor of UP and Lokmat Samman in the field of art.

Sridhar Rangayan Director & Producer

(+91) 9821140940 sridhar.rangayan@ gmail.com

Pragyesh Singh Producer

(+91) 9820434389 tnvfilms@gmail.com