''Supermen of Malegaon'' (''Malegaon Ka Superman'') is a 2012

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documentary film written and directed by

Faiza Ahmad Khan Faiza Ahmad Khan is an Indian documentary filmmaker based in Mumbai. Her most well-known work is ''Supermen of Malegaon'', a documentary film which revolves around the passion which residents of Malegaon have for filmmaking. She is also an activ ...

. This documentary was released on 29 June 2012 in cinemas.

Cast

* Sameer khan * Imand Shaik * badshah khan * Akram Khan * Shafique * Nasir Sheikh

Plot

Supermen of Malegaon revolves around the passion which residents of Malegaon, a city in

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, have for film making. The town is fraught with communal tensions, poverty and hardship. To get away from all this, residents of Malegaon take to making spoofs on

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movies. This documentary is a journey through that movie making process.

Production

''Supermen of Malegaon'' (''Malegaon Ka Superman'') was never meant to be released as a movie and was originally made as a documentary for a Singapore TV channel. The documentary is set in the city of

Malegaon Malegaon is a city and a municipal corporation in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the bank of Mosam River. History Malegaon (previously Maligaon G.N. Wright, 1837. See entry for MULLIGAUM, p216.) at the co ...

, India. The movie was shot over seven months in 2008.

Release

The film was released on 29 June 2012 in cinemas.

Reception

''Supermen of Malegaon'' had mostly very positive reviews. * "Supermen of Malegaon is independent documentary filmmaking at its most heartfelt, most sincere, and most enjoyable," writes Preeti Arora on rediff. * "At roughly 65 minutes it's brisk, enjoyable, and will have you smiling from ear to ear," wrote Masand on

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. * "Superman of Malegaon is the celebration of the inherent fantasy of any average human being who dreams of being either a star or a star-maker, irrespective of their eligibility." wrote Gaurav Malani on ''

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''. * "There’s not a single dull moment in Supermen of Malegaon" wrote Blessy Chettiar on DNAIndia. * "The most touching line comes from the writer who says that no one fathoms the pain of the writer. The writer imagines and conceives the movie investing so much of his being. But only 20% of what he conceives makes it to the film and he has to suffer eternally the pain of not being able to share the rest."

Awards

* Jury Award for Best Documentary at Asiatica Film Mediale, Rome * Jury Award for Best Documentary at Kara Film Festival, Pakistan * Best Debut Film at Film South Asia, Nepal * Best Editing, Documentary and Director at the Asian Festival of First Films,

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* Best Editing at the Asian TV Awards, Singapore * Audience Choice Award for Documentary, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) * Golden Camera Award for Best Documentary, US International Film and Video Festival * Gold Awards for Editing and Best Documentary and a Silver Award for Sound Design, Indian Documentary Producers Association * Best Documentary at Bollywood and Beyond, Stuttgart * Youth Choice Award at Vesoul Asian Film Festival * Special Mention at Best Film Festival, Romania

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1479380 2012 films Films scored by Sneha Khanwalkar Indian documentary films Films shot in Maharashtra Films scored by Hitesh Sonik Superman in other media 2012 documentary films