Why A Pakistani Owned Business Helping Arvind Kejriwal’s Image Makeover? An Insignificant Man is a 2017 Hindi/English Indian political thriller directed by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla and produced by filmmaker Anand Gandhi (known for his film Ship of Theseus),and is about the rise of anti-corruption protests in India and the formation and rise to power of the Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man’s Party).
The film received a standing ovation at its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and has gone on to have sold out screenings at major festival across the world including the BFI London Film Festival & Busan International Film Festival.
The film was initially denied a theatrical release in India by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The filmmakers were directed by the board to get a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal, former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit.
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Directed by two young, independent filmmakers, An Insignificant Man is a documentary that follows Arvind Kejriwal, an activist and newcomer to Indian politics, who decided to form a new political party to serve the common man and combat corruption.
In a major 2013 election, he challenged the country’s two major political parties with revolutionary, grassroots strategies—and directors Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla followed the campaign from the inside, capturing exclusive, intimate footage of what went down.
On this episode of VICE Talks Film, we met up with Ranka and Shukla to talk about how they secured unprecedented access to Kejriwal, what it took to make their film, and how it was received across the globe.
