'Chippa' to be screened at Jio MAMI 20th Mumbai Film Festival on 1st
November 2018
By Dinesh Kamath
‘Chippa’ – A coming of age tale /
film of a 10 year old boy narrated across a single night will be screened in
the “Discovering India Section” at the prestigious Jio MAMI 20th Mumbai Film
Festival on 29th October & 1st November 2018
Written and directed by Safdar
Rahman the film features 10 year old Sunny Pawar as the main protagonist. His
debut film “Lion” was nominated in 6 categories at the 89th Academy Awards in
2017 & has won him International accolades & awards.
The film has a supporting cast of
Chandan Roy Sanyal, Masood Akhtar, Sumeet Thakur & Mala Mukherjee in
pivotal roles & is produced by Ultra Media, Travelling Light & Victory
Media.
After its debut in MAMI, Chippa
will be screened within various International film festivals before its global,
theatrical release in early 2019.
Chippa is a story about the
aspirations of a child who lives on the streets, told through a journey he
takes into an enchanting world that he creates himself on one wintry night in
Kolkata. The film is an endearing & universal homage to the spirit and the
timeless stories of children growing up everywhere.
Sunny Pawar played the child
version of Dev Patel in the film “Lion”. “Lion” won Sunny Pawar nominations for
the Critics Choice Awards in the “Best Young Performer” Category, “Best Actor”
by AACTA Awards, “Special Mention Grand Jury Prize” at Asia Pacific Screen
Awards and a nomination for the “Young Artist Award”.
Chippa is a heartwarming story of a
boy, who on the eve of his tenth birthday receives a letter from his
long-absent father. He then decides to leave his pavement abode to find out
more. The film spans the length of the single night which tracks the
fantastical & eventful journey which Chippa takes to discover the
connections to his father.
The DOP of the film is Ramanuj
Dutta and edited by Manas Mittal. The music is composed by Cyrille de Haes
& sound designed by Sukanta Majumdar
Screening Details:
Was screened on 29th October, PVR
Juhu: at 2:45 PM
Will be screened on 1st November,
PVR Icon: 2:00 PM
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