Logline
When Shama’s (17) uncle Asif prohibits her from competing in the upcoming National Boxing Championship, she exchanges places with her twin Houma. But while she is fighting in the gym, Asif is stabbed, Houma disappears and Shama becomes the prime suspect. To prove her alibi, she must find her twin. In The Ring will be a psychological thriller set in Kolkata, India, about a young boxer, determined to win by hook or by crook.
Synopsis
When Shama’s (17) uncle Asif prohibits her from competing in the upcoming National Boxing Championship, she exchanges places with her twin Houma. But while she is fighting in the gym, Asif is stabbed, Houma disappears and Shama becomes the prime suspect. To prove her alibi, she must find her twin. In The Ring will be a psychological thriller set in Kolkata, India, about a young boxer, determined to win by hook or by crook.
Team
Alka Raghuram
Alka Raghuram is an Award-winning filmmaker and a multidisciplinary artist. Her feature length documentary, Burqa Boxers, about Muslim women boxers in Kolkata, won her the Director Of The Year award at the IDF Forum, Westlake International Documentary Festival, and also the top prize, Grant Open Doors, at the Locarno Film Festival co-production market. Burqa Boxers was distributed by MUBI.
Her script The Conqueror was invited to Berlin Talent Project Market and Tribeca All Access, where she was awarded the L’Oreal Woman of Worth Filmmaker Award. She frequently collaborates with other artists. Some of her collaborations include Yatra with Kathak and Flamenco Dancers Pandit Chitresh Das, and Antonio Hidalgo Paz”; Lost and Found with Sculptor John Sutti, and a photo, video and art installation Inspired by Burqa Boxers at the Locarno Film Festival. Her paintings have been exhibited in galleries and Museums in New York. Alka is the 2021 recipient of Creative Work Fund for a multidisciplinary documentary called Invoking the River, about art and the environment. She is currently working on a Sci-Fi graphic novel series Super Krishna.
Prateek Bagi
An SRFTI alumnus and Indiana University Fellowship recipient, has produced National Award-winning films like Oru Pathiraa Swapnam Pole and Kalkokkho. His works include Jole Dobe Na, featured at the Berlin International Film Festival, Ma with the University of Denver, and the ongoing international co-production Mother, where he is Co-Producer.
Shaunak Sur
An SRFTI alumnus. Has produced national and international projects with Viacom 18, National Geographic, Discovery, and WWF, spanning mainstream and independent films. His recent ventures include the Tamil film Manam Pona Pokkil, the documentary Umbrella of the Acrobats, and the international co-production Mother. He is Partner and Producer at Raging Films.
K.R. Harish
Harish is a Producer bringing in a combination of Creative Incubation with Financial acumen and prudence. Each of his films have unique content with clarity of the target audience, which ensured all the films he produced have strong distribution
- His films include:
- PLAN A PLAN B (Netflix Original)
- HOUSE ARREST (Netflix Original)
- QUICK GUN MURGUN (Fox)
- WHAT THE FISH (Viacom)
- FROZEN (Official Selection Toronto International Festival)
- MANJHA(Marathi) (9 Filmfare nominations)
- RAINBOW FIELDS (Assamese) (IFFI 2017, 33 International Awards)
Prior to Producing Harish had an extensive experience in the Media industry.
- Former Dy-CFO of Star TV
- Managing Director of Phat Phish India
- Managing Director India and CFO Asia Pacific Head of WorldSpace
- Group CFO of Data Access (a Hong Kong Telecom/Hutch Venture).
He is a CA, ICWA with over 31 years of experience in Media across TV, Radio and Film Production.