TIFF 2024: Superboys of Malegaon - A love letter to Indian cinema
by Priya Chopra
Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar seem to have an instinct for recognizing cinematic potential, and Superboys of Malegaon is no exception. The film is based on a 2008 documentary called Superman of Malegaon directed by Faiza Ahmad Khan. The documentary centres around Nasir Shaikh, who is frustrated by his family’s struggling video parlour, and decides to recreate Hindi movies featuring local talent from his own city. He gets inspired to make a feature film for the people, by the people of Malegaon, a city in north Maharashtra known for its hand-loom industry. What starts as a parody of the iconic film Sholay, becomes a very powerful series of subsequent films over time.
