In 2008, Faiza Ahmad Khan made a documentary, Supermen Of Malegaon, that focused on the making of a parody-style movie by amateur director Nasir Shaikh who found success with his friends in the poor small Indian city of Malegaon, where they used their hometown to copy popular movies, and by doing so gave new life and meaning to the place they were raised.
Now Director Reema Kagti and screenwriter Nasir Shaikh have taken that inspirational true story, opened it up, and turned it into a new narrative theatrical film, Superboys Of Malegaon, that shows how a group of friends cleverly turned a love for movies into a bit of a local sensation.
The Amazon MGM Studios film had its world premiere Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival, before a European premiere next month at the BFI London Film Festival.
The film then opens in early 2025 in India, and later North America. The feel-good coming-of-age story is Cinema Paradiso meets The Fabelmans meets Breaking Away and Stand By Me.
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