New
Delhi:
Acclaimed
US-based
Indian
filmmaker
Mira
Nair
said
the
audience
should
not
confuse
The
Reluctant
Fundamentalist
(
TRF)
with
a
9/11
story
as
the
event
is
only
a
game-changer
in
her
movie.
She
was
in
the
capital
for
a
press
conference
to
promote
the
upcoming
movie,
which
is
coming
out
here
on
May
17.
Talking
to
IANS,
Mira
Nair
said,
"I
don't
want
to
confuse
the
movie
with
a
9/11
story,
it's
more
of
a
love
story
and
a
thriller
-
9/11
is
a
game
changer
in
the
movie.
The
story
is
about
a
man
who
tries
to
find
himself." She
added,
"I
have
made
all
kinds
of
films
with
the
subcontinent
in
my
heart,
but
The
Reluctant
Fundamentalist
is
my
first
human
thriller,
a
coming
of
age
story
that
bridges
our
world
with
America."
The
film
stars
Britain-based
Pakistani
origin
actor
Riz
Ahmed
in
the
lead
along
with
Hollywood
biggies
Kate
Hudson,
Liev
Schreiber
and
Bollywood
veterans
Shabana
Azmi
and
Om
Puri.
"It
is
a
film
like
no
other
-
an
Indian
director
making
a
Pakistani
film
across
several
continents,
uniting
A-list
of
Hollywood
talents
with
legends
from
the
Hindi
film
industry,
creating
a
modern
sound
that
crosses
borders
with
its
Sufi
qawallis,
rap
music,
Faiz
poems,
and
techno
groove,"
said
the
director,
who
took
five
years
to
come
out
with
The
Reluctant
Fundamentalist
after
her
last
film
was
The
Namesake.
Based
on
Pakistani
author
Mohsin
Hamid's
novel
of
the
same
name,
The
Reluctant
Fundamentalist
is
about
a
young
man
chasing
corporate
success
on
Wall
Street
and
struggling
between
his
American
dream,
a
hostage
crisis
and
the
enduring
call
of
his
family's
homeland.
The
55-year-old
filmmaker
is
also
thrilled
about
PVR
Pictures
bringing
her
film
to
the
continent.
Sanjeev
Bijli,
Joint
MD,
PVR
Ltd.,
said,
"PVR
is
committed
to
bring
to
India
an
eclectic
mix
of
powerful
as
well
as
interesting
movies."
He
added,
"It's
an
honour
to
be
distributing
The
Reluctant
Fundamentalist
in
India
and
we
are
thankful
to
Mira
for
trusting
us
with
her
film.
We
are
very
excited
about
the
films
prospects
in
India
and
are
keenly
looking
forward
to
its
theatrical
release."