Line of Descent: Makers hope their crossover film will become a trendsetter

Line of Descent stars many well-known Indian faces including Ronit Roy, Abhay Deol and Neeraj Kabi

Can you make an Indian feature film with Western production values and sell it to a global audience? It’s a question the makers of Line of Descent are hoping will be answered in the affirmative. In fact, the film’s London- and Los Angeles-based producer, Guy Louthan, is betting this could be a business plan for a whole series of projects.

In an interview, he explains, “Everything we make now is being made with the intent of global application. We wanted to bring into play the American system, which is where a lot of financing for films is generated, but the one