Guneet and Anurag to present Manoj Bajpayee's Jugnuma, gets release date

GUNEET Monga Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap have joined Manoj Bajpayee's magical realism drama Jugnuma (The Fable) as executive producers.

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GUNEET Monga Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap have joined Manoj Bajpayee's magical realism drama Jugnuma (The Fable) as executive producers. The Raam Reddy directorial will be released in theatres on September 12, the makers announced on Monday.

Set in the late 80s, the film follows Dev (Manoj), who discovers mysteriously burnt trees in his sprawling estate of fruit orchards nestled in the Indian Himalayas. In spite of all efforts, more fires break out, leading him to see himself and his family for who they truly are. It also stars Deepak Dobriyal, Priyanka Bose and Tillotama Shome in pivotal roles.

Speaking about joining the film as executive producer, Anurag said in a statement, "I had loved Raam's