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A satire on the babus makes waves

Smriti Kak Ramachandran

“Chai Pani etc” short-listed for the International Independent Film Festival

Going places: A scene from "Chai Pani etc."

NEW DELHI: “Chai Pani etc.”, an unusual film that draws laughter while subtly poking fun at “corruption and censorship in the bureaucracy”, has been short-listed for the International Independent Film Festival to be held this coming week in Brussels.

This is the second time the film -- written, directed and produced by Delhi-based Manu Rewal -- has been selected for an international film festival. Starring Konkona Sen in a double role, the film made news for its “struggle against censorship for seven months” soon after it was made.

Released independently of any distributor and made on a minuscule budget in 2005, “Chai Pani etc.” will be shown at Brussels between November 6 and 11 alongside Mani Ratnam’s much talked about “Guru” and Rituparno Ghosh’s “Dosar”. It is also credited with being the first “non-Bollywood feature film”.

Rewal’s production house Duniya Vision has produced 13 films on architecture since its inception in 1992.

Seven of the films were selected for film festivals, while three received international awards.

One of the award-winning films produced by Rewal is “Le Corbusier in India”, which is also the first international co-production.

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