Dev Patel and Mindy Kaling have signed on as exec producers of To Kill a Tiger, an award-winning documentary written and directed by Emmy nominee Nisha Pahuja (The World Before Her), which is able to hit Film Forum in New York on October 20 earlier than increasing to theaters in different main cities.
Recognized with Best Documentary on the 2023 Palm Springs Film Festival, the movie tells the story of Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkhand, India who takes on the struggle of his life when he calls for justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the sufferer of a gang rape. An unusual man thrust into extraordinary circumstances, Ranjit’s love for his daughter forces a social reckoning that can reverberate for years to come back.
Pic additionally claimed the Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature on the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, together with three Canadian Screen Awards and quite a few different accolades. It’s a Notice Pictures manufacturing in co-production with The National Film Board of Canada, with the participation of Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds by means of the Theatrical Documentary Program.
Made with the help of The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, Ontario Creates, and Rogers Telefund, in affiliation with TVO and Knowledge Network, the doc is produced and exec produced by Notice Pictures Inc’s Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe, and the NFB’s David Oppenheim. Patel exec produced by means of Minor Realm, alongside Kaling by means of Kaling International. Additional EPs embody AC Films Inc’s Andy Cohen, NFB’s Anita Lee, Atul Gawande, Andrew Dragoumis, Minor Realm’s Samarth Sahni, Deepa Mehta, and ShivHans Pictures’ Shivani Rawat.
“Gender equity and justice within India have been central to my work over the past decade. With To Kill a Tiger, I encountered a story that simply had to be told because of the bravery, honesty, and resilience of the family at the heart of it,” said filmmaker Pahuja. “I’m grateful for Mindy and Dev’s belief in this film and its capacity to empower and serve as a catalyst for change, while building on the work of many activists and organizations. Our mission is to ensure this family and these issues are given the platform they deserve.”
Kaling mentioned that she feels “so lucky to be part of this remarkable film by the gifted filmmaker, Nisha Pahuja. The story is heart-wrenching but triumphant, and stays with you long after you’ve seen it. To Kill A Tiger shows you not only the power of a father’s love but the strength of a young woman who faced the unimaginable, and chose to fight.”
Patel added that he “had a visceral response while watching Nisha Pahuja’s tender and highly effective story of a father’s love, and his willpower to assist his teenage daughter’s quest for justice. In a tradition the place submission is commonplace, to problem a centuries previous system that has silenced the voices of victims is revolutionary. Despite threats in opposition to the household and being ostracized of their group, they remained unflinching of their resolve.
“A David and Goliath story to the highest extent, To Kill a Tiger is not only a rallying cry to dismantle the patriarchal system, but also an inspiring anthem about the unwavering courage, resilience and undeniable power of women,” Patel continued. “In my opinion, this film is one of the most important in modern Indian history.”
Best identified for starring in Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning phenomenon Slumdog Millionaire and Garth Davis’ Lion, which introduced him his personal first nom from AMPAS, Patel’s most up-to-date credit embody David Lowery’s acclaimed fantasy The Green Knight for A24 and Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield. Upcoming initiatives for him embody Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl adaptation The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and his directorial debut Monkey Man, each for Netflix. Patel is repped by by CAA, Sol22, Curtis Brown Group and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols.
The co-creator and EP of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever, which wrapped up its fourth and last season in June, in addition to Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls, which was renewed for a 3rd go-round final yr, Kaling obtained each the National Medal of Arts and the PGA’s Norman Lear Award for Achievement in Television earlier this yr. She moreover exec produces and stars in Max’s Velma, and is repped by CAA, 3 Arts Entertainment and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.