Hello all,
I realize this forum is mostly dedicated to Bollywood releases, but I am hoping that at least some of you will be interested in this project. I usually post on the blu-ray.com forums (username ravenus), but from time to time I lurk on Zulm and I know that there are regulars here that also post on the blu-ray forums India section.
Anyway, this is about a home video (DVD) release project I am undertaking for a 2016 Marathi experimental film
Kaul - A Calling. It is expected to be released sometime in June-July.
Kaul is the debut feature of the brilliant Aadish Keluskar. It is a film with a dark textured visual scheme and a brilliantly conceived soundscape intrinsic to its design. It deserves a professionally authored home video release that does justice to the film-makers' intentions. My idea is to have:
1) Best possible DVD video encode of the feature film with a high bitrate 5.1 DTS track (backup Dolby Digital 5.1), and optional English subtitles.
2) Include some of Aadish's previous short films (specifically
Zero by Zero and
I Love You Too.
3) Video interview(s) with the film-makers discussing the conception and making of Kaul etc.
4) All-region DVD with NTSC standard for universal playback.
5) NO logos / watermarks during the film, this was one of the big reasons I did not want the film to come out on some commercial Indian label. If possible, I will also see about removing any smoking / drinking disclaimers other than those that may be directly baked into the source files.
LINK TO FILM TRAILER ON YOUTUBE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsR8pclAW1YI am already in the process of facilitating a limited edition DVD run that will be available at selected outlets, and it is planned to have a pre-order page as well. I'd like to get a gauge of how much interest there is for such a product. So my question to you all is, how many of you would be willing to shell out approximately 300-400rs for a properly produced DVD of this modern classic (or let us say about 15$ if you're out of India and need it to be shipped to you)? Or would you just prefer to watch it on some streaming / online platform? Please answer the poll created in this thread.