Director Soumitra Ranade is a relieved man today. His passion project, the official remake of Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil's cult film Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1980), is geared up to hit screens next month.

Ready since 2015, the Nandita Das and Manav Kaul-starrer did the festival rounds but struggled to find takers back home. "My friends and I believed in the project, and hence pursued it with passion. There were delays due to financial constraints," says Ranade, whose filmography includes Jajantaram Mamantaram (2003).