No Land's Man
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| Directed by | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki |
| Written by | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki |
| Based on | No Land's Man (2014) by Aasif Mandvi |
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| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
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| Language | English |
No Land's Man is an upcoming Bangladeshi drama directed and written by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, scheduled to be released in 2021. The film set on a South Asian man's journey that becomes complicated when he meets an Australian woman in America, which is a loose adaptation of the 2014 novel in the same name by British-American actor and writer Aasif Mandvi.[1][2] It stars including Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Eisha Chopra, Tahsan Rahman Khan and others.[3][4] The film, a joint production of United States, India and Bangladesh produced by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Marina Fernandez Ferri, A.R. Rahman,[5] Shrihari Sathe, Nawazuddin Siddiqui[6] and Nusrat Imrose Tisha. A.R. Rahman also joins the film as a music composer.[5][7]
Cast
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- Eisha Chopra
- Vikram Kochhar as Farookh
- Tahsan Rahman Khan
- Andreas Pliatsikas as CBP Officer Calloway
- Christian Andrew as Kidnapper
- Holly Fraser as Maria
- J Brian as CBP Officer
- Wendy Heagy as NYPD Police Officer
- Megan Mitchell
- Michael S. Walls as Border Patrol Detainee
- Miguel Manzano as Daren
- David MacPhail as Officer Liam
- Ilya Zorin as Extras
Pre-production
In 2014, the film was awarded the Script Development Fund in the Motion Picture Association and Asia Pacific Screen Awards,[8][9] while being a part of the Asian Project Market at Busan International Film Festival.[3][4] It was also chosen as the best project at India’s Film Bazaar.[10] The film shot in the different locations in the United States, Australia and India.[5]
References
- ^ The Hitlist Team (12 June 2020). "AR Rahman to co-produce Nawazuddin Siddiqui's film, No Land's Man". Mid Day. Mumbai: Mid-Day Infomedia, Jagran Prakashan Limited. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Philipose, Rahel (5 April 2019). "Nawazuddin to star in film version of novel 'No Land's Man'". Inshorts. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b Shahnewaz, Sadi Mohammad (21 November 2019). "No Land's Man: Why you should be excited". Dhaka: The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Tahsan to star in Farooki's No Land's Man". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka: Kazi Anis Ahmed. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Ramachandran, Naman (10 January 2020). Wallenstein, Andrew (ed.). "Oscar-Winner A.R. Rahman Boards 'No Land's Man' as Composer and Co-Producer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Los Angeles, California. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Nawaz to star, co-produce Bangladeshi filmmaker's 'No Land's Man'". National Herald. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "AR Rahman to co-produce Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer 'No Land's Man'". The Economic Times. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 11 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (12 December 2014). "Jafar Panahi, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Among APSA-MPA Award Winners". Variety. Los Angeles, California. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (12 December 2014). Mueller, Matt (ed.). "MPA APSA Fund awards $25,000". Screen International. London. ISSN 0307-4617. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "A.R. Rahman on board Nawazuddin Siddiqui's international film 'No Land's Man'". The Hindu. Chennai, Tamil Nadu: N. Ravi. 11 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
