“It started to come together last year during pre-production. And despite the delay, in late 2014 it seemed like Kaul had made a breakthrough.įinally, the film has taken the first crucial step forward towards completion - it has been shortlisted by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) for their co-production market, Film Bazaar, to be held in Goa this November. Director Amitav Kaul had made Interpreter of Maladies his passion project since 2003 when he announced his intention to film the book. And in India, Interpreter Of Maladies seemed destined for similar adaptation. Her debut novel The Namesake was adapted in the US for the big screen in 2006, and released to positive reviews and a modestly good boxoffice take. With her subsequent books, Lahiri has continued to bolster her reputation as a novelist and short story writer of the highest order. A collection of short stories that often focused on the tension between Indian and American culture, it won both the Pulitzer and the PEN Award and sold millions of copies. Coming soon to a shell corporation near you.Īcclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri’s debut book, Interpreter Of Maladies, was an absolute barnstormer.
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