Supermen of Malegaon

Directed by: Faiza Ahmad Khan

Supermen of Malegaon. I thought this title to be misleading as why is it Supermen and not Superman? Obviously I had to be wrong. And how I was convinced to believe the title is the matter.

Stanley Ka Dabba

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Director: Amole Gupte

Cast: Partho, Amole Gupte, Divya Dutt

Amole Gupte's directorial debut Stanley Ka Dabba pictures a kid who never brings his dabba (tiffin box) to school, gets attracted to his classmates' tiffins, gets scolded by his "khadoos" Hindi teacher and sometimes just manage to satiate his hunger with tap water. The kid is Stanley. From bruises on face to his incapability of bringing tiffin, he finesses with false reasons for all, cutely wrapped in his juvenile voice. Dressed with unwashed clothes, torn pocket and bag, one really expect a dark story beyond it. No teacher seems bothered to know his social status. Though somewhere on a predictable note, the story telling promises it in a refreshing way.