Venice Winner Aditya Vikram Sengupta Produces Hong Kong’s HAF-Selected Indian Satirical Comedy-Drama ‘Republic of Mahalaxmi Apartment’

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Naman Ramachandran First-time feature director Niladri Mukherjee’s “Republic of Mahalaxmi Apartment,” a satirical drama about corruption and suppression of dissent in an Indian housing society, has been selected for the Hong Kong — Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), the project market that operates concurrently with Hong Kong FilMart.

The Hindi-language project, produced by Aditya Vikram Sengupta and Priyankar Patra of For Films, is seeking funds and co-producers to complete its $216,000 budget.

The producers have secured approximately $20,000 from Indian sources thus far. The film follows Vidya, a single mother and idealist who moves into Mahalaxmi Apartment as a tenant.

After experiencing a terrifying elevator malfunction, she reports it to Sharma, the building’s egotistical president, who dismisses her concerns as those of an “outsider.” When her warnings about impending danger fall on deaf ears due to residents’ blind faith in Sharma, Vidya uncovers corruption within the housing society and is branded an enemy of the people when she attempts to expose the truth.