Love Sonia

Love Sonia is a 2018 Indian drama film directed by Tabrez Noorani and produced by David Womark.[2][3] The film features newcomer Mrunal Thakur as the title character along with Riya Sisodiya, Freida Pinto, Demi Moore, Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadda, Anupam Kher, Adil Hussain, Rajkummar Rao, and Sai Tamhankar.[2][4] Love Sonia had its world premiere at the London Indian Film Festival on 21 June 2018.[5] The film was released in India on 14 September 2018.[6]

Love Sonia
Directed byTabrez Noorani
Produced byDavid Womark
Tabrez Noorani
Written byTed Caplan
Alkesh Vaja
Starring
Music byNiels Bye Nielsen & A. R. Rahman
CinematographyLukasz Bielan
Edited byMartin Singer
Production
company
  • Tamasha Talkies
  • Womark/Noorani Productions
  • Love Sonia Films
  • India Take One Productions
  • Samraaj Talkies[1]
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
English
Budget₹9 crore (US$1.3 million)
Box office₹22 crore (US$3.1 million)

Synopsis

The film is the harrowing account of two sisters robbed of their innocence when one is sold by her debt-ridden father, and the other follows after her in the hope of rescuing her but becomes trapped in the sex trade herself. While on troublesome and challenging journey that takes us through the red light areas of Mumbai, the latent innocence in the younger sister and the grit to rescue her sister and eventually herself stays intact.

Cast

Production

Development

Tabrez Noorani was inspired to make Love Sonia after he was introduced to the severity of human trafficking in Los Angeles in 2003, when some girls were found in a shipping container from China. One of them was a young Indian girl. The incident inspired Noorani to work with non-governmental organizations focused on trafficking in Los Angeles. He has also participated in several brothel raids.[11] Noorani and Womark met on Ang Lee's Life of Pi and have been working on the project for three years.[12] This film basically revolves around a scenario that depicts the human trafficking of girls for heinous practices that are portrayed in the red-light areas of Mumbai depicting the sorrow of prostitutes on a large scale.

Casting

Mrunal Thakur was cast in the title role after a year long search of over 2,500 girls.

Filming

The principal photography begins late April 2016 in India and will also film in Hong Kong and Los Angeles.[12]

Awards and nominations
Award Date of ceremony[lower-alpha 1] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Golden Globe Awards 6 January 2019 Best Foreign Language Film Love Sonia Submitted [13]
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 10 Aug 2018 – 22 Aug 2018 Best Indie Film Won [14]
[15]
Best Director Tabrez Noorani Nominated
Best Supporting Performance Richa Chadda Won
Freida Pinto Nominated
London Indian Film Festival 21 Jun 2018 – 29 Jun 2018 Best Newcomer Award Mrunal Thakur Won [16]
Outstanding Achievement Award Richa Chadda Won

Notes
  1. Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References
  1. "'Love Sonia' trailer: A teenager travels the world to rescue her sister from trafficking". 23 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. "Richa Chadda bags international project". The Times of India. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. "Frieda Pinto, Anupam Kher to star in sex-trafficking movie". The Indian Express. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. "Good time for women-oriented films: Richa Chadda". 10 October 2017.
  5. "Opening Night GALA - Love Sonia". London Indian Film Festival.
  6. "'Love Sonia'is hard-hitting story that deals with human trafficking". Times of India. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  7. "Demi Moore e Mark Duplass confirmados no elenco do drama 'Love Sonia'". Film PT (in Portuguese). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  8. "Manoj Bajpayee says his character in Demi Moore's Love Sonia will raised bar of negative roles". The Indian Express. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  9. "From Freida Pinto and Richa Chadha to Demi Moore and Rajkummar Rao – Meet the cast of 'Love Sonia'". Clapsnslaps. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  10. "Freida Pinto shoots in Mumbai". The Times of India. Times News Network. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  11. "Indian sex trafficking film is 'a story that needs to be told'". Reuters. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  12. Jr, Mike Fleming. "'Slumdog's Tabrez Noorani Sets Sex Trafficking Exposé 'Love Sonia' For India Shoot; Frieda Pinto, Anupam Kher Star". Deadline. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  13. "Foreign Film Submissions - 76th Golden Globe Awards". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  14. "Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards 2018 Nominations". Firstpost. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  15. "Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards 2018 Winners". Daily News and Analysis. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  16. "London Indian Film Festival Awards 2018". London Indian Film Festival. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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