'Zero Se Restart' serves as the curtain raiser at the 10th Arunachal Film Festival
Published on Jan 29, 2025
By IANS
- MUMBAI — The 10th edition of the Arunachal Film Festival will kick off at
TNZ Cinemas in Itanagar. The much-awaited festival will open with the premiere
of Vidhu Vinod Chopra Film's "Zero Se Restart".
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- Made under the direction of Jaskunwar Kohli, "Zero
Se Restart" is a heartwarming documentary about the lengths filmmakers
went to in order to make the critically acclaimed drama "12th Fail".
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- Stressing the importance of a film like "Zero Se
Restart", Vidhu Vinod Chopra revealed, "It was crucial for us to make
Zero Se Restart because it is my lifelong goal to encourage aspiring filmmakers
to chase their passion with honesty and unwavering determination. Zero Se
Restart is a reflection of how the real journey often starts from places of
uncertainty, setbacks, and raw ambition. This film is not just a narrative,
it's a story of the people who never gave up, despite everyone telling them to
quit."
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- Talking about the screening of "Zero Se
Restart" at the Arunachal Film Festival, director Jaskunwar Kohli shared,
"I'm thrilled that 'Zero Se Restart' is being showcased at the Arunachal
Film Festival. This film is a celebration of resilience and the passion that
drives filmmaking. It’s an honor to share our journey with a wider audience,
and I look forward to taking the film to even more viewers across different
regions."
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- Released in cinema halls on 27th October 2023, "12th
Fail" received a lot of critical and commercial success.
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- For the unversed, the project is a cinematic adaptation
of the 2019 non-fiction book by Anurag Pathak about Manoj Kumar Sharma, who
overcame extreme poverty to become an Indian Police Service officer.
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- Helmed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the movie stars Vikrant
Massey as Manoj Kumar Sharma, along with Medha Shankr, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan
Pushkar, and Priyanshu Chatterjee in ancillary roles.
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- Produced by Vinod Chopra Films, the drama saw music
composed by Shantanu Moitra.
