Two years after his controversial drama 2.37 about teen suicide was feted at the Cannes Film Festival, Australian director Murali Thalluri is back with another film, Jewel.
The film, which will be shot in Hindi in India is, according to Thalluri, a tale about two young boys who are sold into slavery but escape with a rare jewel.
'It's an old-fashioned David Lean-style epic adventure,' he told The Sydney Morning Herald.
The idea for the movie came to Thalluri while travelling through India.
Meanwhile, the filmmaker who comes from an Indian-Australian family said he doesn't regret making 2.37, a film, which he claimed was inspired by the suicide of a friend named Kelly, and his Thalluri's own attempt when he was 19.
'I did what I thought was right. It's all just a bit of a hazy memory now. I've just learnt my lessons, I've grown up a lot,' he told the paper.
The controversy arose over suggestions that he had invented the story about Kelly's suicide -- a claim he termed 'offensive rude ridiculous'.
In the picture: Singer Kate Alexa and Murali Thalluri at an event in Melbourne, Australia.
Phototograph: Getty Images
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