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    The Man Who Feels No Pain

    Directed by Vasan Bala
    India | 134 minutes | U.S. Premiere | Focus On India

This good-versus-evil wacky Bollywood melodrama, which won the Audience Award in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival, is unlike any traditional martial arts film with its infectious music, kick-ass action and zany good fun.

film synopsis

Winner of the Audience Award in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival, this zany Bollywood melodrama is unlike anything we have seen before. Born with an insensitivity to pain, Surya, played by the charismatic Abhimanyu Dasani, grows up obsessed with action movies of the 1960s and ‘70s. He dreams of being like his hero, the one-legged “Karate Man,” who famously took on a hundred black-belt opponents and won. Being unable to feel pain gives him an edge, and he wants to prove his mettle. With the support of his childhood sweetheart, herself a skilled student of Karate Man, Surya decides to go after the gangsters responsible for his mother’s death when he was a child. This unusual homage to Bruce Lee and other martial art heroes is supported by infectious music in a wild fantasy promising goofy entertainment and delirious fun.

film details

Director: Vasan Bala
Producers: Ronnie Screwvala
Screenwriter: Vasan Bala
Cinematographers: Jay I. Patel
Editor: Prerna Saigal
Music: Karan Kulkarni
Cast: Abhimanyu Dassani, Radhika Madan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Gulshan Devaiah,
Original Language Title: Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Country: India
Language: in Hindi, English, Marathi and Malayalam with English subtitles
Year: 2018
Running Time: 134 minutes
Premiere Status: U.S. Premiere
Primary Company: RSVP

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2019 Film Festival