Pankaj Tripathi's international film Mango Dreams to release in India on May 16
Pankaj Tripathi starrer Mango Dreams to release in India
Pankaj Tripathi starrer Mango Dreams will finally be released in India after travelling to a series of film festivals. The film will get its Indiarelease on May 16 and it will release on the OTT platform, Open Theatre.
The award-winning international film is helmed by American director John Upchurch. The film stars Pankaj Tripathi as a Muslim auto-rickshaw driver who forms an unlikely bond with a Hindu doctor (played by Ram Gopal Bajaj) as they get together on a journey across India in search of the doctor’s childhood home.
The film also stars Sameer Kochhar in addition to Ram Gopal Bajaj, and Pankaj Tripathi. Other cast members include Samir Kochhar, Rohini Hattangadi, S.M. Zaheer, and Farah Ahsan.
What the director has to say about Mango Dreams' Indian release
Excited about the film's release on an independent Indian platform, John Upchurch said, "The story explores the relationship between two brothers – India and Pakistan – separated at birth. The tense Indo-Pakistani relations serve as a metaphor for the conflicts plaguing many parts of the world. However, 'Mango Dreams' offers a glimmer of hope for reconciliation. Although the movie is set in India, the story is universal. The original story was set in America, but the film could be set anywhere in the world where divisions exist.”
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Meanwhile, Mango Dreams has already been an award favourite. The film earned him the Best Actor Award at the Capetown International Film Market and Festival in 2017. The film has also garnered recognition at numerous international film festivals worldwide.
