Parched, Ajay Devgn's first international production, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, has been the talk of the town for the last few days now. Directed by Leena Yadav, Devgn lend his full support when he heard the story of the film.
An Indo-UK-Us coproduction, the film features Tannishtha Chatterjee, Surveen Chawla, Radhika Apte, Sayani Gupta and Adil Hussain. It is an inspirational drama about four ordinary women in a village in Gujarat, who begin to discard traditions and fight their personal wars. It has some of the biggest Hollywood names on board, from Oscar winning cinematographer of Titanic, Russell Carpenter and Oscar nominated editor Kevin Tent (The Descendants, Sideways) to Academy Award and BAFTA winner, sound designer Paul NJ Ottosson ( Zero Dark Thirty, Hurt Locker) and Emmy winning music editor Richard Ford.
Parched is not in English but in a rural Indian language. However, Parched has got more than glory for his US-based firm.