The Path of Zarathustra

The Path Of Zarathustra
Directed byOorvazi Irani
Written byFarrukh Dhondy
Produced bySorab Irani, Oorvazi Irani
StarringOorvazi Irani
Tom Alter
Rushad Rana
Darius Shroff
Firdausi Jussawalla
Vivek Tandon
CinematographySubhadeep Dey
Music byVasuda Sharma
Production
company
SBI Impresario Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 4 September 2015 (2015-09-04) (Mumbai)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish

The Path Of Zarathustra is a 2015 Indian magic realism film directed by Oorvazi Irani. It stars Oorvazi Irani, Tom Alter, Rushad Rana and Shishir Sharma. The screenplay of the film is written by the author Farrukh Dhondy. The film was released on 4 September 2015.[2]

Plot

The film tells the journey of a young woman born into Zoroastrianism, the religion of her forefathers. Her journey starts with a remote village where she sees her grandfather die, to Mumbai, where she is welcomed by her aunt's adopted son who confesses that he still loves her. The film also in a unique manner brings back characters from the historical and philosophical past of Zoroastrianism such as Mani, executed by Parsi priests, Mazdak, executed for his radical communistic ideas and Zurvan, a theological avatar of 'Time'.[3]

Cast

Production

The film is produced by SBI Impresario Pvt. Ltd. The company is a family held media production organization incorporated in 1975 by its current Managing Director and Chairman Sorab Irani. Oorvazi Irani his daughter as Director of the company is now along with her father carrying forward the company legacy as a filmmaker.

See also

References

  1. ^ "'The Path of Zarathustra', a film on Parsis to release next month". Zee News. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ "PVR Director's Rare to release 'The Path of Zarathustra' this September - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Evolution of the faith, Zoroastrianism". Mid day. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.