Real Story Of Superboys Of Malegaon | Nasir Shaikh, Varun Grover EXCLUSIVE Interview | TIFF 2024

Sucharita Tyagi
2 min readSep 27, 2024

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The world of the Malegaon Film Industry is so fascinating! At TIFF I spoke with the writer of Superboys of Malegaon Varun Grover, and the real life inspiration behind the film Nasir Shaikh. Varun tells me about the research he did on the people and the industry of Malegaon, the questions he had on why and how they made films using minimal resources. Nasir Shaikh the man himself talks about screening Charlie Chaplin and James Bond films in Malegaon, why he decided to make films, and what he thinks of the film — Superboys of Malegaon. Do not miss this beautiful conversation! SUBSCRIBE — https://bit.ly/35NEDO7

Clips used from Supermen Of Malegaon promotional material — https://youtu.be/TkzR7yoIYKc?si=_d-Yd5EZSK9DNnDe

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Superboys of Malegaon is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language film directed by Reema Kagti based on the life of Nasir Shaikh and other amateur filmmakers in the Indian city of Malegaon.The film was inspired by the 2008 documentary Supermen of Malegaon. The film is scheduled to premiere in the Gala section at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2024.

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, founded in 1976 and taking place each September. It is also a permanent destination for film culture operating out of the TIFF Lightbox cultural centre, located in Downtown Toronto.

Sucharita Tyagi is the newly elected Vice Chairperson of the Film Critics Guild of India. With nearly 20 years of media experience, she is best known for her popular movie reviews on YouTube, where she has built a community of dedicated fans. Now splitting her time between Mumbai and New York, Tyagi also has extensive experience in broadcast radio. With a unique voice, she reviews films and discusses South Asian pop culture with honesty and passion through a contemporary, feminist lens, breaking down complex issues in relatable ways.

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Sucharita Tyagi

Sab pop-culture aur films ki baatein idhar hi hain. #WomenTellingWomensStories Enquiries- forsucharita@gmail.com