Director Raghav Khanna has accomplished manufacturing on “Unbroken: The Unmukt Chand Story,” a documentary characteristic that follows the previous Indian cricket captain’s dramatic pivot from potential nationwide staff stardom to pursuing his goals in American cricket.

The documentary chronicles Unmukt Chand’s journey from Beneath-19 World Cup-winning captain in 2012 to his resolution to desert his childhood dream of taking part in for India’s nationwide staff. Now competing for Los Angeles Knight Riders within the U.S. Main League Cricket, Chand’s story represents a dramatic profession reinvention that the movie explores throughout continents.

The completed documentary, produced by Riverland Leisure and Tudip Leisure, is ready for launch quickly with the distribution platform but to be revealed. The undertaking marks one other collaboration for seasoned producers Dipti Agrawal and Tushar Apshankar, with Khanna additionally serving as producer alongside co-producer Priyanka Chaudhari.

“Trying again, life has been a rollercoaster, from successful the Beneath-19 World Cup to retiring from India at simply 28 years of age,” Chand mentioned. “From being a poster boy to being trolled after which forgotten – I’ve lived within the extremities of public opinion.”

For Chand, who led India to victory with a century within the 2012 finals in opposition to Australia and went on to symbolize Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) within the Indian Premier League cricket match, the filmmaking course of proved transformative.

“When Raghav informed me concerning the documentary, at first I used to be hesitant however the expertise of filming the documentary with him was cathartic and it made me take a look at my very own story from a brand new perspective,” he mirrored. “I really feel it’s a narrative that may resonate with many individuals who don’t get what they need however are nonetheless decided sufficient to maintain pursuing their path.”

Khanna, who beforehand led Netflix APAC’s documentary manufacturing and co-commissioned the Academy Award-winning quick “The Elephant Whisperers,” just lately directed “Fashionable Masters: S.S. Rajamouli” for Netflix and was the inventive power behind the favored collection “Raja Rasoi aur Anya Kahaniyaan.”

The director approached the topic with what he calls “cinematic realism,” staying devoted to Chand’s fact whereas creating house for common connection. “What drew me to Unmukt’s story was the sharp distinction between his potential and the end result – the inversion from being hailed as Indian cricket’s subsequent large famous person to being shunned into obscurity,” Khanna mentioned.

“His journey displays on the aggressive and unforgiving nature {of professional} sports activities, and maybe of life itself, the place a single second – typically past our management – can undo years of arduous work and aspiration. At its core, it is a movie about damaged goals, second possibilities, and the grace it takes to start out over,” Khanna added.

The manufacturing staff emphasised the documentary’s themes past cricket. “Unmukt Chand’s story is not only about cricket, it’s about resilience, reinvention, and the pursuit of identification past the highlight,” Agrawal and Apshankar famous. “In a world obsessive about the highs of fame, we regularly overlook the human journey behind the fallouts and comebacks.”

Co-producer Chaudhari added: “Raghav brings an extremely delicate and intuitive method to storytelling. As a director, he has the flexibility to convey out feelings which lie between the traces. With Unmukt’s story, his route is sincere and private. As producers, it’s uncommon to discover a director who can mix technical craft with human empathy so seamlessly.”

The finished documentary represents a big undertaking for Riverland Leisure, Khanna’s Mumbai-based manufacturing studio that makes a speciality of unscripted and documentary content material with built-in inventive, manufacturing and post-production amenities. Associate firm Tudip Leisure, the media subsidiary of expertise enterprise Tudip Digital, was based by the producer duo and focuses on content material throughout regional movies, sports activities, way of life, crime and cultural tales.

Throughout his tenure at Netflix, Khanna oversaw a number of high-profile titles together with “The Home of Secrets and techniques,” “The Hunt for Veerappan,” “The Mumbai Mafia,” and “Well-known: Yo Yo Honey Singh,” establishing his repute within the documentary house earlier than launching his personal manufacturing enterprise.