‘Daredevil Musthafa’ is crowd-funded: Director Shashank Soghal

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By Shashiprasad S M

09/05/2023

At least 75-100 investors are coming together to produce Daredevil Musthafa, a directorial venture of Shashank Soghal. It is releasing in theatres on 19 May.

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Shashank Soghal is popular for his Kannada short film titled Patinga (The Oar, 2015) — a story of a pizza delivery boy.

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Shashank reveals that the journey of his film dates back to the first time he read Poornachandra Tejaswi sir’s book “Abachoorina Post Office”.

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“When I listened to the audiobook, I decided to make one of the short stories — ‘Daredevil Musthafa’ — into a full-fledged movie.”

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Since the subject required fresh talents, several producers were sceptical and refused to be a part of it.

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As a last resort, Shashank Soghal shared his desire of making the movie on social media. Hundreds of people started responding in favour.

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The short story is about how a group of youngsters relate to their new classmate named Daredevil Musthafa.

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The comedy-drama takes a twist when the only Muslim student gets admission into the college.

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The beauty of the film is that the writer propagates communal harmony in the simplest yet most effective manner.

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Daredevil Musthafa casts actor-producer Daali Dhananjay, Aditya Ashree, Abhay, and Supreeth Bharadwaj in key roles.

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