EXCLUSIVE: While he’s in post-production on The Ashram, which The Orchard is releasing domestically, director Ben Rekhi last week wrapped filming on his follow-up, Maria. The feature thriller is based on a true story and stars Italian-Filipino actress Alessandra de Rossi in the title role. Set against the drug wars in…

The Orchard has secured North American distribution rights to Ben Rekhi's thriller The Ashram, starring Sam Keeley (The Cured), Oscar winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar franchise), Hera Hilmar (Da Vinci's Demons) and up-and-coming Indian actress Radhika Apte (Badlapur). Co-written by Rekhi…

EXCLUSIVE: From The Lunchbox and Gangs Of Wasseypur producer Guneet Monga's Sikhya Entertainment, The Ashram is an English-language spiritual fantasy thriller set in the mystical world of Himalayan yogis. Production is just starting on the project, which has been kept under wraps in northern India. Ben Rekhi is…