New Delhi: Ashim Ahluwalia's 'Miss Lovely' has been selected to be screened at Cannes this year and the excited director is headed to the French Riviera with the film's cast next month.
Being the only Indian entry at Cannes 2012, the film will be shown in competition as part of the Un Certain Regard section which presents movies with different visions and styles seeking international recognition.
"It is great that 'Miss Lovely' is going to be screened at Cannes. I will be there for the screening and will reach Cannes mid-May. But before that I am going to Berlin to finish the film's post-production," Ashim told PTI.
The 40-year-old, who makes short films and documentaries, said it was the visibility of his first feature film "John and Jane" that got his second one into the coveted Cannes film festival.
"John and Jane was screened at the Toronto and Berlin film festivals. It also won a National award. Moreover, I was named one of the ten best emerging film directors in 'Take 100: The Future of Film'. That got me onto the Cannes radar.
They asked me to send in a rough cut of 'Miss Lovely'. That's how the film got selected," said Ashim.
'Miss Lovely', set in the mid-eighties, is about two brothers who make C grade films in Mumbai. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui of 'Kahaani' fame, former Miss India contestant Niharika Singh and Anil George.
"I think the fact that the film is about cinema and filmmaking, that too in an unexplored industry, is what impressed selectors at Cannes," Ashim said. The film is an international co-production, with producers from Germany and Japan chipping in money.
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