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Mumbai Pickpocket Film 'Starvation' in Development
17 May
Summary
- A film titled 'Starvation' is in development, set in Mumbai.
- It features a pickpocket whose life is upended by a client.
- Themes include desire, class, and emotional survival.
A Mumbai-set feature film, "Starvation," is in development, produced by Sundance-winning producer Neeraj Churi and U.S. filmmaker Daniel Talbott. This marks the first collaboration between their respective production companies, Lotus Visual Prods. and Orphan Andy Films.
The narrative follows a pickpocket whose detached worldview is challenged when a man he exploits seeks emotional connection. The film delves into themes of desire, class, and emotional survival, described as psychologically grounded.
"Starvation" has been selected for the Writers' Ink Screenwriting Lab 2026. Its writers, FTII graduates Saurav Mahind and Tejas Shende, focus on loneliness and unspoken emotional realities in their work. Both have received prior recognition for their creative endeavors.
Talbott expressed excitement about the "bold, exquisite feature," highlighting its "emotionally urgent and deeply human" story. Churi noted the "unfiltered and emotionally precise" writing, emphasizing support for "cinematically ambitious" voices. Mahind and Shende aim to explore vulnerability without moral framing.
