Film producer Eros International said it has tied up with Manish Mundra’s Drishyam Films to co-produce four “new wave” films.
Drishyam is the film maker behind titles such as Masaan, Rukh, Kadvi Hawa and Newton, India’s entry to the Oscars in the Foreign Film Category this year.
Eros has already tied up with Drishyam for distributing Newton, Rukh and Kadvi Hawa.
“At Eros, We believe that our future slate should have a mix of blockbusters like Bajrangi Bhajaan and Bajirao Mastani as well as beautiful stories made on Smaller budgets like Aligarh, Nil Battey Sannata and Newton,” Eros CEO Jyoti Deshpande said.
In 2018, Eros and Drishyam will jointly produce four films to pave way for presenting a new wave of cinema that the companies have come to stand for.
The first of the four projects, titled Kaamyaab starring Sanjay Mishra along with Deepak Dobriyal and directed by National-Award winning filmmaker Hardik Mehta has already gone on floor and commenced shooting on November 25.
“The human drama is based on an interesting premise of a seasoned character actor who decides to come out of retirement and begin a quest for a record of some sorts, that elusive 500th role, the One for which he shall be remembered forever,” it said.
“We feel the kind of cinema Drishyam makes and the agenda We have for the next five years at Eros perfectly match,” Despande said.
“With this new co-production Slate, We are hoping to present some very Compelling Stories to our audiences Worldwide,” he added.
Manish Mundra, founder of Drishyam Films added, “We are very excited to associate With a leading studio like Eros who are backing our kind of content-driven cinema, and happy that our stories have found a home here. It’s heartening that they have Come forward to not only distribute our films but also create a vision to tell stories together.
Eros International is one of India’s biggest corporate entities that acquires, co-produces and distributes Indian films across cinema, television and digital new media.