Ferrous[1] is an Indian crime drama feature film written, directed and produced by writer/director Shaurya Singh under his banner Silver Rain Pictures in collaboration with Amrit Sinha of Tanay Films International. Ferrous was premiered at RTF 2018, an International Film Festival held at Lagos, Nigeria in July 2018, in front of a packed International audience where it was judged Best Foreign Film.[2] The film was later adapted to become a series and premiered on OTT platform Ullu[3][4] in Feb 2022.
| Ferrous | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shaurya Singh |
| Written by | Shaurya Singh |
| Screenplay by | Shaurya Singh |
| Produced by | Amrit Sinha Shaurya Singh |
| Starring | Vijay Raaz Zakir Hussain Gopal K Singh Bikramjeet Kanwarpal Pankaj Jha Maruf khan |
| Cinematography | Hemant Jaiswal |
| Edited by | Upendra Pankaj |
| Music by | Saurabh Verma |
Production company | Silver Rain Pictures / Tanay Films International |
Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editSet in the current day Mumbai, the film is a crime drama. Ferrous is a non-linear screenplay film in which rather than pushing and pulling the film in past and present, the whole structure of the film is non-linear. The audience has to perceive the film and join the dots of the story in order to comprehend the complete set of events in sequential order.
Cast
edit- Vijay Raaz[5] as The Cleaner
- Zakir Hussain[6] as Minister Madhyadheesh
- Bikramjeet Kanwarpal[7] as Inspector Jagdeesh Sinchwal
- Gopal K Singh[8] as Madan
- Pankaj Jha[9] as Matin Khan
- Manish Khanna as The Sniper
- Myra Singh as Sana
- Diaansh Sharma as Ajay
- Maruf Khan as Vishambhar (Minister's Secretary)
Production
editThe pre-production of the film was started in October 2017 and the production completed in March 2018. The film is extensively shot in Mumbai .
Accolades
edit| Award | Category | Recipients | Result | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTF - 2018, Lagos, Nigeria | Best Foreign Film | Ferrous | Won | [10][11] |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | [12] | ||
| 9th Jagran Film Festival 2018, India | Official Selection - Indian Showcase[13] | Ferrous | - | - |
| 7th Delhi International Film Festival, 2018 | Official Selection - In Competition[14] | Ferrous | - | - |
| Koshi Film Festival, Saharsa, Bihar | Best Film | Ferrous | Won | [15] |
| Best Actor - Female | Myra Singh | Won | - | |
| Jharkhand International Film Festival, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 2019 | Official Selection - In Competition[16] | Ferrous | - | [17] |
| LIFFT World Cine Fest 2019, Lonavala, Maharastra[18] | Official Selection[19] | Ferrous | - | [19] |
References
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- ^ "RTF 2018 HOURGLASS AWARD RECIPIENTS". RTF. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "OTT platform Ullu recently dropped the trailer of its upcoming thriller Ferrous, starring Vijay Raaz and Zakir Hussain in the lead roles - The Tribune". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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- ^ IANS (16 January 2018). "No heroes in 'Ferrous': Vijay Raaz". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ IANS (9 February 2018). "Always been admirer of offbeat films: Zakir Hussain". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "No heroes in 'Ferrous': Vijay Raaz - Punjab Update". punjabupdate.com. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "No heroes in 'Ferrous': Vijay Raaz". www.knpost.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ IANS. "No heroes in Ferrous, all characters are very dark, says Vijay Raaz". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Best Foreign Film Nominees |". Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "RTF 2018 HOURGLASS AWARD RECIPIENTS". RTF. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Best Screenplay Nominees". Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Jagran Film Festival - 9th Edition". www.jagranfilmfestival.co.in. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "ALL FILMS 2018 - DIFF". delhiinternationalfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Automation, Bhaskar (12 November 2018). "कोसी फिल्म फेस्टिवल रंगारंग प्रस्तुति के साथ संपन्न". Dainik Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Jharkhand International Film Festival Awards 2018". Jharkhand International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Screening Schedule" (PDF). jiffawards.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "LIFFT India Filmotsav to screen over 250 films from 40 nations". www.outlookindia.com/.
- ^ a b "Lifft India". Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.