Doosra (2021 film)

Doosra
Doosra Official Poster
Directed byAbhinay Deo
Screenplay byAgnello Dias
Matt Graham
Zak Shaikh
Story byAgnello Dias
Produced byRohan Sajdeh
Masha Sajdeh
Steven Cantor
Jamie Schutz
StarringPlabita Borthakur
Ankur Vikal
Samidha Guru
Tvisha Seema
Krishna Gokani
CinematographyMohammed Rubais
Edited byAyelet Gil Efrat
Music byRam Sampath
CountryIndia
LanguagesEnglish
Hindi

Doosra is an Indian feature film directed by Abhinay Deo.[1][2][3] The original idea behind the film came from Chicago-based Executive Producers Masha Sajdeh and Rohan Sajdeh, which was then developed into a story and screenplay by Agnello Dias. Two Hollywood writers, Matt Graham and Zak Shaikh were also brought in during development to work on the screenplay. The film is produced by Masha Sajdeh, Steven Cantor and Jamie Schutz. Doosra is the story of how cricket changed India, seen through the eyes of a young girl. The film is a groundbreaking feature format a fictional narrative weaving with archival footage well-documented incidents from India's political, economic and sporting history at the turn of the millennium.[4]

Doosra is slang for ‘the other one.’ In cricketing terminology, a ball that unexpectedly goes the other way. In the film, Doosra represents a country that overcome centuries old inferiority complex to find its confidence through cricket. And also, a girl who refuses to be defined by what centuries of social tradition expect a girl to be.

  1. ^ "'Doosra' is very special to me: Abhinay Deo". The Times Of India. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ "'Doosra' trailer: The story of India's iconic 2002 victory as seen through the eyes of a young girl". The Times Of India. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Abhinay Deo: Doosra is very special to me". Mid Day. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Doosra poster: Abhinay Deo's film relives Sourav Ganguly's celebration of epic 2002 NatWest Series win". India Today. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.