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National Award-winning filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria’s Four Line Broadens Its Horizons, Launching Two Fresh Directing Voices Indian National-Award winner director, Sudhanshu Saria has been carving a niche for himself through his work for the past two decades. His work in films like LOEV, KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK, and ULAJH has drawn consistent recognition from the world’s most respected film institutions and he is now using that recognition and experience to launch two new voices onto the global filmmaking stage with two unique, genre-defying films: PECH and SILVERFISH. “About three years ago, Four Line started making a conscious effort to seek out and develop new talent that I could support with the kind of guidance and backing I wish I had had when I was starting out. The early years can be incredibly isolating, and for me, this has always been about paying that forward. With Pech and Silverfish, my intention is to create space for bold, original voices to tell stories that feel urgent, distinct and deeply personal. Both films are being led by exciting new directors, and I’m genuinely looking forward to seeing how their journeys evolve with these films and also in the years ahead,” shared Saria Written and Directed by debutant Kumar Chheda, PECH is a young adult film that examines the effects of class and marginalization in a throbbing metropolis like Mumbai. After an intense development period, Saria and Kumar formally launched at the Bangkok International Film Festival’s Pitch Market where they presented it to industry and ended up winning the Jury’s Prize. The film has garnered healthy interest from international co-producers and sales agents with several territories currently in negotiation. An alumni of AFiS, Kumar has previously written the fictional short film DAL BHAT which won India’s National Award for Best Short Film and Pech will be his feature debut. Co-Written by Saria, SILVERFISH is the second project going into production and will be the feature writing and directing debut for Raj Krishna. A gory creature-feature set in Silicon Valley, the film made its industry debut at the Tasveer Film Festival’s Pitch Market last year and has now been selected as one of five projects in development being presented to the Los Angeles Industry at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) where Krishna and Saria are both in attendance. Krishna’s previous short-format psychological- thriller PADMAVYUHA featured Jaaved Jaaferi and opened at the International Indian Film Festival of Toronto. Together, Pech and Silverfish signal the ambition and range of Four Line Films’ slate; spanning grounded social storytelling and elevated genre cinema. Both films are in pre-production at the moment with additional details under wraps for now. The initiative reflects Saria’s commitment to building a stronger ecosystem for first-time filmmakers.