Former Bron executive and Entropy Media founder Anjay Nagpal has come aboard as executive producer on “ Mard Mombatti ,” the directorial debut of filmmaker Guneet Dogra set to premiere at the 20th annual Tasveer Film Festival & Market in Seattle.
Nagpal, whose producing credits include Dev Patel’s “Monkey Man,” Todd Phillips’ “Joker” and Jay Roach’s “Bombshell,” was drawn to the Punjabi-language short after viewing a rough cut of the intimate drama.
Tasveer runs Oct. 8-12 in Seattle, with the Oscar-qualifying South Asian showcase presenting 109 films from around the world.
Set against the backdrop of Punjab and unfolding over a single night in an old house, “Mard Mombatti” stars Harleen Sethi, who earned critical praise for her work in Netflix’s acclaimed Indian series “Kohrra,” a