Tumbbad
Tumbbad is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language period horror
film directed by Rahi Anil Barve, and created by Anand Gandhi. Written by
Barve, Prasad, Mitesh Shah and Anand Gandhi, who also served as the
creative director, the film was produced by Sohum Shah, Aanand L. Rai,
Mukesh Shah and Amita Shah. Starring Sohum Shah in the lead role as Vinayak
Rao, it follows the story of his search for a hidden treasure in the 20th
century British India village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra.
Barve began writing the script
based on a story a friend had told him about in 1993, by Marathi writer Narayan
Dharap. He wrote the first draft in 1997, when he was 18 years old. From 2009
to 2010, he created a 700-page storyboard for the film. It was optioned by
seven production companies who backed out and went on the floor (went into
production) three times. It was first shot in 2012 but after editing, Barve and
Shah were not satisfied. The film was then re-written and re-shot with filming
completed in May 2015. Pankaj Kumar served as the director of photography while
Sanyukta Kaza was its editor. Jesper Kyd composed the original score
while Ajay-Atul composed one song.
