After the critically acclaimed I AM, which also won the National Award, the duo of Sanjay Suri and Onir are actually prepping for his or her next project Chauranga in an effort to be helmed by debutant director Bikas Mishra.
However, what's interesting is the truth that like I AM, even Chauranga would rely partly on online funding from various individuals who feel like supporting the film by financing it. Speaking more about this Onir said, "Yes for Chauranga as well, we're relying partly at the online medium for funding. The remainder is being funded by NFDC and by Sanjay and me (Anticlock Films). Not only for funding, we're even counting on the net medium and diverse social networking sites to scout for talent to work at the film. For instance: we found our publicity designer in Rajasthan and our music director in Bengal during the online medium. We might be also on the lookout for other key cast members."
Speaking more about Chauranga, Onir said, "Chauranga is primarily a love story between a 14 year old Dalit boy and a fifteen year old upper class girl in a village and is predicated on an actual life incident which happened in 2008. The script by Bikas Mishra has already won Incredible India award on the Goa Film Bazaar and another award at Goteborg Film Festival in Sweden. The forged of the film is usually made from newcomers. We plan to start out shooting in September within the interiors of Pune and a few parts in Jharkhand."
