Producer's Notes -

Films made in Mexico, China, Iran regularly cross geo-political boundaries, giving the world a cinema that is universal in its themes, yet local in its treatment. We in India have the potential to do that and more but we’ve remained closely defined by our traditional industry. Now things are changing, I think it is a great time to be an independent film maker from India.

I’ve spent the last five years figuring out how the international movie business works and how to leverage the advantages of being in India. I used the production of Little Terrorist and Road To Ladakh, my first two short films, to practically implement some of these ideas.

Building up a foreign crew, doing international quality post-production out of India writing and producing in such a way that the film appeals to a global audience - we’ve done some pretty innovative things in the production of this film. I see us becoming an international craft-shop of technicians, talent and facilities, built up over films and artistic projects. A place where screen-writers, post production, scenography, special effects participate to produce excellence in cinema out of India.

I hope The Forest will show that it is possible to make a film of a certain quality, within a certain budget which, if pitched right, can be commercially successful in the markets of its choosing.