{"id":546,"date":"2026-05-23T12:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T12:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=546"},"modified":"2026-05-23T12:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T12:36:05","slug":"lionel-messi-fans-journey-anchors-indian-indie-love-you-messi-as-project-boards-hong-kong-ep-at-cannes-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=546","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi Fan\u2019s Journey Anchors Indian Indie \u2018Love You Messi\u2019 as Project Boards Hong Kong EP at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tKarbi-language indie feature \u201cLove You Messi,\u201d from India\u2019s Rura Rura Entertainment, has attached U.K.-based Hong Kong creative Hiu Man Chan as executive producer following co-production meetings at the Indian Pavilion during the Cannes Film Market.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=544\">Mubi Scoops Up North American Rights to Lukas Dhont\u2019s \u2018Coward\u2019 at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tChan will oversee the project\u2019s international packaging \u2013 handling sales, festival strategy, distribution and marketing across markets outside India, operated through the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDirected by Khanjan Kishore Nath and produced by Ranjit Teron, \u201cLove You Messi\u201d is the pair\u2019s second Karbi-language feature together after \u201cLost Path\u201d (2025). The film is currently in production, with portions already shot during Lionel Messi\u2018s visit to India last December.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSet in a remote hilly village in Northeast India, the story follows eight-year-old Rang, a Karbi tribe boy with a single consuming passion \u2013 soccer \u2013 whose idol is Messi. He catches Messi\u2019s matches on a neighbor\u2019s television and tracks down every photograph of him he can find. When Rang adopts an abandoned puppy he names Tung Tung, the dog becomes his steadfast companion. The narrative shifts when Rang learns that Messi is to play a friendly match in Mumbai, thousands of kilometers from his village, sparking an unlikely road trip for boy and dog.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIf you think \u2018Love You Messi\u2019 is a film about football [soccer] or about Lionel Messi, then you are mistaken,\u201d Nath tells <em>Variety<\/em>. \u201cIt is not really about football, nor is it about Messi alone. At its heart, the film is about a disabled child\u2019s passion and his longing to discover a world far beyond the boundaries of his small village. It is a story about love, care, humanity, and the courage to chase a dream against all odds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=542\">Trans Prosecutor Drama, Psychological Thriller Among Three New Projects From \u2018Mercy\u2019 Producers (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI want to tell this story against the breathtaking landscape of the hilly district of Karbi Anglong, a place where life moves in its own rhythm and beauty flourishes differently,\u201d he adds. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cHong Kong, my hometown, has a huge number of Messi fans, despite his absence during his tour to the special region,\u201d Chan says. \u201cThis film will appeal to the city, where it has an immediate concentrated audience. Being a Messi fan myself, it\u2019s a real joy to be able to join this project and serve as an executive producer. I hope my European network and dynamic approach to international market can help this project to reach the furthest it could.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNath received the Rajat Kamal at the Indian National Film Awards in 2020 for his short fiction \u201cKachichinithu\u201d (The Boy with a Gun). 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