Nawazuddin Siddiqui in “No Land’s Man”. Photos: Collected

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's upcoming movie, "No Land's Man", has been nominated for the Kim Jiseok Award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival.

The film, starring noted Indian actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui narrates the theme of social discrimination in terms of race, religion, and nationality. The American-Indian-Bangladeshi joint venture features music by renowned Indian composer and Oscar-BAFTA-Grammy winner, A R Rahman.

"No Land's Man" is a production by the US company Dialectic and Bangladesh's Chabial, in association with India's Magic If Films, Bangladesh's Sun Music & Motion Pictures, and Bongo BD. Shrihari Sathe, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Anjan Chowdhury, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, A R Rahman, and Faridur Reza Sagar are co-producers on the film.

Farooki with Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

The film is predominantly English, with some dialogue in Hindi and Urdu. "No Land's Man" also stars celebrated Bangladeshi musician and actor Tahsan Khan, and promising Australian actor Megan Mitchell, among others.

"No Land's Man" was the recipient of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and Asia Pacific Screen Awards' Script Development fund in 2014. It was part of the Asian Project Market at Busan, and was the Best Project at India's Film Bazaar that year.

The film has been shot across New York, India, and Australia.