As the Reema Kagti film Superboys of Malegaon, produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, and Reema Kagti, hits theatres on February 28, Nasir Shaikh—the filmmaker behind Malegaon Ke Sholay and Malegaon Ka Superman, on whom the film is based—recently reflected on his filmmaking journey in an interview with ETimes. He shared how passion fueled his dream despite limited resources.
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