Khushfehmiyaan - An offering from Tanay Films International & Eon Films

Tanay Films International’s is all set to announce its Production number one. Titled >>Khushfehmiyaan<< in association with Eon Films, this film is a romantic love story - albeit of a different kind. Unlike Imtiaz Ali’s “Highway” or Navdeep Singh’s “NH 10”, “Khushfehmiyaan” is a timeless love journey on the road undertaken by the protagonists of the film, where the leading man grows to become best friends with a stranger on a cold night that changes the course of both of their lives.

Talking to Amrit Sinha the producer of the film, he says: “Bollywood is set to experience a whiff of fresh air with a romantic film of a different kind. This love journey on the road undertaken by the protagonists of the film brings them closer to each other with lots of twists, turns, and bends to ultimately reach its destination. To be shot entirely in the visually breath taking locales of Uttar Pradesh that are still virgin and especially on the Agra Expressway and thereby foraying into Manali and Kashmir to add to the romantic flavours, “Khushfehmiyaan” will be directed by award winning director Mohan Das whose “Lag Gayee” will soon go on floors.”

Speaking on the cast, Amrit says that they have initiated talks with Prateek Babbar for the lead as his persona matches the character exceptionally. “For the female lead, we are looking at a fresh face and someone interesting - someone like Mishti or similar who can add up value to the character. However, the female cast will be finalized only after we get a confirmation from our lead actor.”

Speaking about the film, Mohan Das says: “Love is different for everyone, and exists in so many different ways. What starts as a one night stand with an idea just to know each other better turns into something much deeper as the film explores the intricacies of love and the difficulties faced in a broken relationship. Set during a whirlwind one nigh encounter, Khushfehmiyaan is rare of its kind that will take romance to a very different level with grace and honesty.”

“Set in today’s times, Khushfehmiyaan is a sweet coming-of-age story about two relatively unknown strangers who spend a night together traveling the city, eating, drinking and eventually falling in love. The movie is sure to resonate with both teens and adults, and will inspire even those who didn’t live this kind of a relationship,” adds Mohan Das.

Amrit Sinha, the creative brain head behind Tanay Films International says that he “truly believes that the film will appeal to the audiences – especially – as they will connect with it instantly.” He also says that though he comes from a non filmy background (He is into the teaching business), he decided to back the project as he wanted to do something creative and the story of “Khushfehmiyaan” appealed him instantly. While the additional star cast is yet to be finalized, it will have a mix of Bollywood, Television as well as fresh young talent. “Khushfehmiyaan is leagues apart from the modern mainstream Bollywood romantic conventions as our reputed filmmakers won’t step away from the template with just different locations and different looking cast-members. This film will go a long way to remain firmly etched in people’s minds,” added Amrit Sinha.

Majorly involved with producing and directing a couple of projects, director Mohan Das got accolades as a director and an award as Best Director at the 2nd Darbhanga International Film Festival, Bihar for his short film “Open the Door”. He lapped up another Best Director Award for his Kashmiri docu-feature “Pragaash” that traces the reason and the disappearance of the first all girl band in the valley after being issued fatwa by the Mufti. His short ‘Muafinaama’ got him 2 Best film awards as well.

He ventured into commercial direction with a Hindi crossover film “Kuch Alagsa” - a curious movie experiment that works on the dynamics of weaving 5 short films into a feature film. This year he has a couple of projects lined up that includes “Lag Gayee” by H D Productions, a thriller “Runway” on the Indian modeling and pageant industry, “12 AM” which will again be a thriller and ofcourse “Khushfehmiyaan” which is very close to his heart.

A firm believer in karma, and one who believes in playing the odds, when asked if his latest work is also going to add another feather to his cap, Mohan Das simply smiled and said, “I just believe in doing good work. To award and reward my work is the audience and jury’s decision. I believe everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”