Interview by Paul Salfen
TUMBBAD is one of the scariest movies we saw at Fantastic Fest. It’s about greed, and the visuals and storyline succeed in keeping your attention in this cautionary tale which takes place during the British Raj period of India. Writer and Co-Director Anesh Prasad and Composer Jesper Kyd tell us why TUMBBAD is so terrifying. In theaters TODAY in India.
Production companies: Sohum Shah Films in association with Colour Yellow Productions, Film I Vast, Filmgate Films
Cast: Sohum Shah, Deepak Damle, Harish Khanna, Anita Date, Mohd Samad, Jyoti Malshe, Dhundiraj Prabhakar Jogalekar
Directors: Rahi Anil Barve, co-directed by Adesh Prasad
Screenwriters: Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Rahi Anil Barve, Anand Gandhi
Producers: Sohum Shah, Aanand L. Rai, Mukesh Shah, Amita Shah
Co-producers: Tomas Eskilsson, Anthony Muir, Adesh Prasad, Mitesh Shah, Kanupriya, Sean Wheelan
Executive producer/creative director: Anand Gandhi
Director of photography: Pankaj Kumar
Production designers: Nitin Zihani Choudhary, Rakesh Yadav
Costume designers: Smriti Chauhan, Sachin Lovalekar
Editor: Sanyukta Kaza
Music: Jesper Kyd
World sales: Eros International
104 minutes