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No one-film wonders: Indie directors and the struggles of filmmaking

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Feb 07, 2016 03:33 PM IST

Their debut films not only put India back on the world cinema map, but also made money at the box office. Will these filmmakers manage to meet the benchmarks they have set for themselves in their next ventures?

The first step is the hardest, they say. But it’s the second step that decides the course of the journey. In the last three years, independent cinema has seen some interesting debuts by first-time filmmakers. It started with The Lunchbox in 2013, last year we had Masaan, Titli, Killa and Court. The films wowed critics at top international festivals, and back home, they attracted both niche and mainstream viewers.

Their debut films not only put India back on the world cinema map, but also made money at the box office. Will they manage to meet the benchmarks they have set for themselves in their next ventures?
Their debut films not only put India back on the world cinema map, but also made money at the box office. Will they manage to meet the benchmarks they have set for themselves in their next ventures?
Kanu Behl; Debut: Titli (2015); Next film: Agra (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)
Kanu Behl; Debut: Titli (2015); Next film: Agra (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)
Amit Masurkar; Debut: Sulemani Keeda (2014); Next film: Newton (Photo by Vidya Subramanian/ Hindustan Times)
Amit Masurkar; Debut: Sulemani Keeda (2014); Next film: Newton (Photo by Vidya Subramanian/ Hindustan Times)
Anup Singh; Debut: Qissa (2013); Next film: The Song of Scorpions
Anup Singh; Debut: Qissa (2013); Next film: The Song of Scorpions
Avinash Arun; Debut: Killa (2015); Next film: Boomerang. (Photo by Kunal Patil/ Hindustan Times)
Avinash Arun; Debut: Killa (2015); Next film: Boomerang. (Photo by Kunal Patil/ Hindustan Times)
Ritesh Batra; Debut :The Lunchbox (2013); Next film: The Sense Of An Ending
Ritesh Batra; Debut :The Lunchbox (2013); Next film: The Sense Of An Ending
Chaitanya Tamhane Debut: Court (2015); Next film: Untitled. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)
Chaitanya Tamhane Debut: Court (2015); Next film: Untitled. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)
Neeraj Ghaywan; Debut: Masaan (2015); Next film: Untitled
Neeraj Ghaywan; Debut: Masaan (2015); Next film: Untitled
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    Ananya Ghosh is an assistant editor with Hindustan Times Brunch. She has 10 years of experience as a journalist having worked as a copy editor/feature writer in various publications.

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