Our Top 10 Books for Screen for August 2023
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Flashback
Genre: Coming Of Age | Comedy | Drama
Logline: Set against a changing city and country, Flashback navigates the friendships, romance, heartbreaks, hopes, and dreams of a teen rock band and their families in the 90s Pune.
The Psychopath, The Cannibal, The Lover
Genre: Thriller | Murder-Mystery
Logline: Two best friends. Two lovers. Two serial killers. Three people who find joy and purpose not in life, but in death. Nostalgic, dark, gritty, and non-stop, the story takes you through the mangled life of Raj, Ajay, and Aaina and how things take a bizarre turn when a serial killer strikes in their city of Bangalore.
Kungfu Aunty v/s Garbage Monsters
Genre: Sci-Fi | Children
Logline: When the dictator of Pretty City, Trash Rajah, declares that there must be piles of stinking garbage everywhere for him and his army to survive, siblings Kabir and Lila take it upon themselves to save their playground (and their city) with the help of their mother’s cranky creation: Kungfu Aunty.
Afterlife: Ghost Stories From Goa
Genre: Horror | Supernatural
Logline: An ominous bird visits the family matriarch on her deathbed, a young boy is possessed by an older man's spirit, and a deceased uncle sends an urgent message from beyond the grave. When a blackout interrupts a Fonseca family gathering at Savio’s house in Goa, family members start to narrate their encounters with the supernatural. As the night advances, many stories - deeply unsettling, for they are all connected to the Fonseca name - come tumbling out. Startling family secrets are revealed, as is an ancient curse that forever binds the family.
The Lost Necklace
Genre: Adventure | Action
Logline: A story about finding the precious Patiala Necklace, believed to be lost after the partition in 1948, The Lost Necklace revolves around a brilliant art & antiquity enthusiast Firdaus Durrani who teams up with her old flame Aryan Verma, an ex-CBI officer to find the necklace. But, even if they are successful in locating the necklace, can they make sure it ends up in the right hands?
BFF v/s BAE
Genre: Contemporary | Romantic-Comedy
Logline: Love strikes when a shy Jatt boy meets a posh South Delhi girl in a bizarre accident, but he finds an obstacle in the form of her BFF: a sleek South Delhi boy who plans to leave no stone unturned in finding out whether this Jatt boy is right for his BFF. In this wacky drama where all is fair in love and war, will she choose her BFF or her BAE?
The Lost Woman Of Santacruz
Genre: Crime | Murder-Mystery
Logline: Inspector Ajay Shaktawat is called to the scene when a retired Deputy Commissioner of Police is found beaten to death alongside a barely alive young man, and his investigation leads him to a missing woman in Santacruz, Mumbai. At the same time, a crazed cop killer is terrorising the city. With his personal life crumbling and a Special Branch officer on his back, will Shaktawat catch the elusive murderer before he strikes again?
Whiskey. Tango. Heroin.
Genre: Action | Thriller
Logline: When their cover is blown in Kashmir, Akash Raina—a maladjusted intelligence operative—and his partner are dispatched to track drug cartels in the badlands of Afghanistan; but after his partner is killed while ‘running’ a hawala operator in Dubai, and a British-led counter-terrorism task force paints a target on his back, Akash must learn the limits of pity before the politics of international drug trafficking claims his sacrifice.
Yoddha: The Dynasty of Samudragupta
Genre: Historical | Fantasy
Logline: AD 379. The Gupta dynasty is stepping into its golden age, but the past holds many dark secrets… After long and bloody wars, Samrat Samudragupta sits on the pinnacle of an empire - yet, close to his throne are hearts filled with revenge, scheming to bring him down. Into this gathering storm arrives Chandragupta, the king’s long-lost son. As he settles into his new life, devastating family secrets surface, old wounds are reopened and Chandra can no longer trust anyone – least of all those closest to him.