By Hindustan Times
Where there’s a will, there’s a way’ is a saying Shaikh Nasir, Akram Khan and Farogh Jafri from Malegaon have proved right. Not once, or twice, but again and again. Their struggle and fervour for movie-making was most potently captured in Faiza Ahmad Khan’s documentary titled Supermen of Malegaon.
Not only has this movie got the crew of the film recognised at various film festivals around the world, however it is now enabling them to work on bigger projects in Mumbai.
Nasir who directed Malegaon Ka Superman with a measly budget of R50,000 also made Malegaon Ka Chintu for SAB TV that ran for 34 episodes and is now being rerun within the morning slots.
He says, “Producer Sunil Bohra liked our work and acquired our film. He introduced me to Deepti Bhatnagar and Anuj Kapoor, who in turn got us the television offer.”
Currently he's making another demo for a mute talent comedy for Sab TV and is putting together the script for Malegaon Ka Spiderman.
“We are trying to find an investment of over R15 lakh this time, as we wish to make it bigger. Our Spiderman could be a fat guy. He's going to keep falling as a result of his weight,” he says.
His colleague Akram who edited and gave music for Superman has directed a Marathi film and is seeking a distributor, while Farokh, who scripted the film, runs a restaurant in Malegaon. The film’s hero Shafique Shaikh died of cancer last November.
