Parwinder SandhuGoa, Nov. 22 -- At a time when filmmaking is often driven by box-office returns and awards, director Shaad Ali has chosen a more personal path with Zooni: Lost and Found, a heartfelt tribute to his father, filmmaker Muzaffar Ali.
Restoring and completing his father's long-cherished dream project, Shaad described it as an experimental and expensive bonding therapy for the father-son duo.
Years after it was halted owing to funds crunch and insurgency in Kashmir Valley, Shaad, is all set to release his film albeit with a twist. The film is an amalgamation of the unreleased recorded footage and unscripted-raw behind the scenes including the father-son.
Calling the original Zooni a horse without any reins, Shaad said that one ...