Indian film ‘Masaan’ gets a standing ovation at Cannes 2015
Directed by first time director Neeraj Ghaywan, ‘Masaan’ is set in Varanasi.
Indian film ‘Masaan’ was showcased at the 68th Cannes Film Festival on May 19 in Un Certain Regard section and received a long standing ovation at the end.
Writer Sudhish Kamath took to Twitter to express his joy of having wooed Cannes.
Really proud moment for India #Masaan #Cannes2015 Applause went on for five mins! @ghaywan & @richachaddha teared up. pic.twitter.com/7LAHuDSnN2
— Sudhish Kamath (@SudhishKamath) May 19, 2015
Masaan: Sublime! Says so much with so little with understated performances. Credible bittersweet culture document on change & migration.
— Sudhish Kamath (@SudhishKamath) May 19, 2015
Directed by first time director Neeraj Ghaywan, ‘Masaan’ is set in Varanasi. He apparently broke down at the unstoppable five-minute long applause.
Broke down at the unstoppable applause. Thanks everyone! Missed you so much @anuragkashyap72, editor @nitin_baid, DP @avinasharun20! #Masaan
— Neeraj Ghaywan (@ghaywan) May 19, 2015
‘Masaan’ follows the stories of four people from a small town and how they fit in to the moralities. As told to IndianExpress.com, prior to the festival, Neeraj said, “One of the stories in the film looks at the cremation grounds of the city and the people from the Dom community, whose livelihood depends on someone’s death. Another character (essayed by Richa Chadda) portrays the role of a receptionist at a coaching centre and after a one-night sexual encounter, she is enveloped by a sense of guilt. The third story revolves around Richa’s father (played by Sanjay Mishra) who works as a pandit selling puja material at the ghats.” The story has been written by Ghaywan and it took him three years to eventually complete the script, which was written by Varun Grover, who has also written the lyrics and dialogues for the film. Richa Chadda also got emotional at the applause given to the movie. She tweeted:
Got teary at the 5 minute long standing ovation. Thank you everyone. @ghaywan, first thanks to you. pic.twitter.com/dFhoRNoafn
— RichaChadha (@RichaChadha_) May 19, 2015
Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta also tweeted to praise ‘Masaan’ along with the other entry ‘Chauthi Koot’ at Cannes.
Will this be an Indian summer in #Cannes2015? Both entries in Un Certain Regard have been well received. #Masaan #ChauthiKoot.
— shubhra gupta (@shubhragupta) May 19, 2015
Drishyam Films, which sponsored the movie, tweeted:
An emotional moment post premiere of #Masaan between @ghaywan and @ManMundra! The hug says it all… pic.twitter.com/UgORdsjmCT
— Drishyam Films (@DrishyamFilms) May 19, 2015
Ahead of the grand premiere at 4.30 pm, Neeraj had tweeted:
The beautiful actors of MASAAN! @Festival_Cannes Premiere today at 4:30 PM, Salle Debussy. The BIG day! #Cannes2015 pic.twitter.com/zgf7iL96bA
— Neeraj Ghaywan (@ghaywan) May 19, 2015
Source:: Indian Express
