Love Sonia

Love Sonia
Directed by Tabrez Noorani
Produced by David Womark
Written by Ted Caplan, Alkesh Vaja
Cinematography Lukasz Bielan
Country India
Language Hindi, English

Love Sonia is an upcoming Indian film directed by Tabrez Noorani (Slumdog Millionaire) and produced by David Womark (Life of Pi and Deepwater Horizon.[1][2]

The film features newcomer Mrunal Thakur as the title character along with Freida Pinto, Manoj Bajpai, Richa Chadda, Anupam Kher, Rajkummar Rao, and Sai Tamhankar.[1]

Plot

Love Sonia tells the heartfelt and brave story of Sonia (Mrunal Thukur), a young Indian Village girl whose life irrevocably changes when she in entrapped into the vicious global sex trade network.[3]

Cast

Production

Develpment

Tabrez Noorani was inspired to make Love Sonia after he was introduced to Human Trafficking in Los Angeles in 2003, when some girls were found in a shipping container from China. One of them was a young Indian Girl. The incident inspired Noorani to work with non-governmental organizations focused on trafficking in Los Angeles. He has also participated in several brothel raids. [4] Noorani and Womark met on Ang Lee's Life of Pi and have been working on the project for three years.[3]

Casting

Mrunal Thakur was cast in the title role after a year long search of over 1,500 girls.

Filming

The principal photography begins late April 2016 in India and will also film in Hong Kong and Los Angeles.[3]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "Richa Chadda bags international project". The Times of India. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Frieda Pinto, Anupam Kher to star in sex-trafficking movie". The Indian Express. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Jr, Mike Fleming. "‘Slumdog’s Tabrez Noorani Sets Sex Trafficking Exposé ‘Love Sonia’ For India Shoot; Frieda Pinto, Anupam Kher Star". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  4. ↑ "Indian sex trafficking film is 'a story that needs to be told'". Reuters. 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
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