‘Superboys of Malegaon’ OTT release: When and where to watch the heart-warming making of a documentary

Superboys of Malegaon is on its way to OTT! Previously available on rent, the film will be free to view for Amazon Prime Video subscribers from April 25.

The film chronicles the remarkable true story of Nasir Shaikh and a group of amateur filmmakers in Maharashtra’s Malegaon, who dream of making it big by creating a no-budget, community-sourced superhero documentary film called Supermen of Malegaon. Directed by Reema Kagti, the film features Adarsh Gourav, Vineet Kumar Singh, Shashank Arora, Anuj Singh Duhan, and Riddhi Kumar.

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Superboys of Malegaon was bankrolled by Kagti and long-time collaborator and filmmaker Zoya Akhtar under their Tiger Baby Films banner. Additionally, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani also produced the flick under Excel Entertainment Productions. The film produced a reported Rs 5.3 crore at the box office.

The Adarsh Gourav-starrer had its big premiere on an international stage at the Toronto Film Festival held in September last year, following which it was selected for screening at the 68th BFI London Film Festival and in competition at the fourth edition of the Red Sea Film Festival. Superboys of Malegaon had its India theatrical release on February 28.

The film received rave reviews accompanied by accolades including the Best Film award at the inaugural National Indian Film Festival of Australia. The Reema Kagti directorial also received an Honourable Mention at the Philadelphia Film Festival as part of ‘Focus on India’ as well as the Young Cineastes Award, a Special Mention at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. 

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