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Superboys Of Malegaon receives a standing ovation at Toronto International Film Festival, watch video
Superboys Of Malegaon stars Adarsh Gourav, Shashank Arora, and Vineet Kumar Singh in important roles, the slice-of-life film witnessed a packed auditorium for its world premiere.
Zoya Akhtar's Superboys Of Malegaon gets a standing ovation at TIFF 2024 (Photos: PR Handout)
Superboys Of Malegaon, starring Adarsh Gourav, Shashank Arora, and Vineet Kumar Singh, witnessed a roaring response at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2024. The film, which premiered at the 49th edition of TIFF, witnessed a packed auditorium, followed by a standing ovation as it ended. Superboys Of Malegaon, directed by Reema Kagti and produced by Zoya Akhtar, is a slice-of-life story following a group of passionate amateur filmmakers who set out to create parody films in the town of Malegaon in India.
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Actors Adarsh Gourav, Shashank Arora, Vineet Kumar Singh, Manjiri Pupala, Anuj Duhan, Saquib Ayub, along with producers Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti (also the director), and writer Varun Grover, and Nasir Shaikh (on whom the lead protagonist is based) were present at the screening of the movie at the Roy Thompson Theater.
Superboys Of Malegaon writer Varun Grover took to social media to give a glimpse of the screening. Sharing photos and videos, he wrote on X, “Absolutely terrific response to the World Premiere of our film SUPERBOYS OF MALEGAON at TIFF last night. The Roy Thomson Hall was packed with love and our tears couldn’t stop.” The film was selected by TIFF as part of its World Premiere Gala Presentation.
Absolutely terrific response to the World Premiere of our film SUPERBOYS OF MALEGAON at @TIFF_NET last night.
The Roy Thomson Hall was packed with love and our tears couldn’t stop. pic.twitter.com/6Fl8UBQ9G8
— वरुण 🇮🇳 (@varungrover) September 14, 2024
Superboys Of Malegaon has been lauded for its authenticity and the sincerity of the characters that it portrayed. After TIFF, the movie will screen at the BFI London Film Festival in October. It will have a theatrical release in India in January 2025.
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