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programme part: World Panorama 1

Tuesday, 2. June 16:00, Europa cinema

Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap

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Return of Hanuman / Return of Hanuman

Anurag Kashyap

India / 2007 / 100' 0''

Director: Anurag Kashyap

Production: Percept Picture Company Ltd, Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd.

Distribution: Percept Picture Company Ltd.

Animation: Abhilash N, Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd

Set: Shailesh Ramgir, Devanand

Screenplay: Anurag Kashyap, Amit Babbar

Editing: Rajkumar Didwania

Music: Tapas Relia

Sound: Allwin Rego, Sanjay Maurya

Cast: Rajeev Raj

Synopsis

The God Hanuman takes an avatar to present-day India as a mischievous kid named Maruti. Unknowingly, he sets off a chain of events, resulting in fulfilling an evil prophecy. Now the fate of humankind rests on Maruti's young shoulders.

Anurag Kashyap

After studying zoology at the Hansraj College in New Delhi, Anurag Kashyap began writing for television at the age of 22, before moving on to film with "Satya" in 1998. In 1999, he was scriptwritter on "Kaund" and "Shool". He directed his first film "Paanch" in 2003, which was censored soon after. He continued writing scripts for such directors as Deepa Mehta and Mani Ratman before earning critical acclaim for "Black Friday" (2004), which he both wrote and directed. He penned "No-Smoking" in 2007, which went on to win acclaim at the Rome Film Festival.

Selected festival history: Annecy IAFF, Pusan IAFF, Bollywood & Beyond (Stuttgart)

Awards: BAF Award for Best Animated  Feature Film (Ficci Frames Mumbai),  Contribution to Indian Cinema (IFFA Awards),  Best Visual Effects (Zee Cine Awards), Best Visual Effects (Apsara Awards)