'Shuttlecock Boys' to release on Aug 3

The film revolves around the lives, successes and failures of four friends who hail from lower middle class backgrounds in Delhi and who play badminton every night.

"For me, 'Shuttlecock Boys' has been a test. A test that I wanted to pass. I was optimistic but never sure if we will be able to pull off the project," Gaba told PTI about his venture made with a budget of just Rs 35 lakh.

"It's is about courage, determination and destiny. It took 2.5 years to get made and 1.5 years to get released in theatres. And it's the journey of characters in the film that has kept our optimism alive till date. Had we had lost it, we wouldn't have made it this far and actually release it in theatres," he says about the film's August 3 release under PVR Director's Cut Rare Initiative.

Gaba quit his IT job and with friend Pankaj Johar started their production house Penny Wise Films.

"Before production, our only objective was to get through the shooting. We didn't even plan about how and where we are going to edit our film or who is going to compose the music. During post-production, our only target was to finish the film. We didn't plan how we will showcase or exhibit the film," he says.

However in post production, the film negatives were ruined in a post production lab in Mumbai.

"They refused to fix the damage, instead asked for money to restore it... This phase lasted for 9-10 months... That was the time when we thought we may not be able to complete our step of post-production. But we finally managed to pull that off too." (MORE)