Ashish Chowdhry has joined hands with close family friend and entrepreneur Deepa Pardasany to start a new venture, Hindustan Talkies. The production house will start off with regional cinema by co-producing Marathi movie ‘Mauli’ starring Riteish Deshmukh along with Jio Studios and Mumbai Film Company. On what got them to take up production, Ashish says, “Having studied film-making at the New York Film Academy at the age of 21, it seems I was pretty sure back then that it was on the cards. And there’s no better time than now, looking at the growing campus of films and entertainment. And finding and equally passionate person in Deepa has been a cherry on the cake.” Deepa believes that it is an interesting time for cinema these days what with all new avenues opening up. She says, “I have always wanted to do something creative. And when the opportunity presented itself, Mauli seemed the right choice.”The plan is to move ahead with utmost sincerity towards making good cinema. To explore more regions. And to do it with elan. And yes, another Marathi film will be announced soon.
