Nicholas Weinstock, executive producer of the Apple TV+ series “Severance,” has boarded “Tongue,” an Indian fantasy-horror feature written and directed by Krishnarjun Bhattacharya and starring Sayani Gupta.
“I am enormously proud and excited about ‘Tongue’ and the chance to harness the talents of our fast-rising director Krishnarjun and the phenomenal Sayani,” Weinstock said. “India has yet to have its ‘Parasite,’ its ‘Get Out,’ its ‘Backrooms,’ as a breakout international horror hit, and this wildly original movie, some combination of all three, has the makings of a global smash.”
Gupta is also making her U.S. feature film debut at the TIFF market this year with “Arya,” which completed filming in Duluth, Minnesota. Written and directed by Neil Tuli, the film centers on Arya Sinha, a strict-minded piano instructor at a top Indian conservatory who grudgingly accepts a posting in northern Minnesota meant to revive a failing school band program and boost her own career prospects back home. Adjusting to her new, unpredictable surroundings pushes Arya to loosen her grip and face insecurities she’s kept buried. Gupta serves as an executive producer on the film, alongside a cast that includes Ross Butler, Mark Evan Jackson and Adi Roy.
TIFF has long been familiar ground for Gupta, whose breakout film “Margarita With a Straw” premiered there in 2015, followed by “Parched” in 2016 and “The Hungry” in 2017.
