Though the 20 selected projects are from 11 countries, and most are already structured as co-productions, they are all South Asian-themed.
Tim Lanza, Cohen Film Collection vice president and archivist, says he chose “In Custody” – Merchant’s feature directorial debut — and “The Proprietor” in particular “because James Ivory was keen to have a rerelease of some of the films that were directed by Ismael Merchant himself.”
“The Householder” and “In Custody” are also among Merchant Ivory’s India-set films, which Lanza is likewise excited to reintroduce to audiences.
The season begins with Chandan (Sumeet Vyas) receiving a phone call about his parents getting separated. He then contacts Chitvan and Chanchal, and the trio returns to their paternal home in the hills to deal with the situation.
were handed over mediocre products, which didn’t get the desired viewership, leading to losses for platforms as they paid a bomb to buy the films. Hence, the change of policy.
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