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Logline

During a late night drug raid in a Triad gaming arcade, a young Indian cop desperate to prove himself to his Chinese superiors uncovers a personal connection to a suspect – forcing him to choose between duty and dishonor. Based on a true story.

Synopsis

Set over one tense night in neon-lit Hong Kong, Chungking Station tells a story of two estranged Indian brothers who seek recognition in Chinese worlds that refuse to accept them.

Sunny, restless and rebellious, spends his nights trying to befriend flashy Chinese Triads in a Kowloon gaming arcade. Arjun, his older brother and a rookie cop, joins his Chinese superiors on a late-night drug raid to win their approval. Their stories intersect when the police burst into the arcade, and Arjun discovers that Sunny is being used as a scapegoat by the Triads. A dangerous game of cat and mouse ensues: Arjun must hide the fact that Sunny is his brother, outmanoeuvre the Triads (and fellow officers), and get him out of the lineup.

Often mythicized in mainstream media, Chungking Mansions has garnered a reputation for being seedy and full of vice. In stark contrast, it is home to hundreds of honest South Asian families and shopkeepers. This building is often used as window dressing in mainstream media, while neglecting the humanity of the migrants living in its walls. Chungking Station aims to give these people an authentic voice: exploring the masks they wear to belong in Chinese society, and the sacrifices they make to survive.
 

Meet the Filmmakers

Amarik Singh Khosa — Writer/Director/Actor(Arjun)
Amarik Singh Khosa is a Chinese filmmaker born into an Indian body. With a Sikh family living in Hong Kong over three generations, he grew up speaking Cantonese, and was raised on a steady diet of crime film DVDs from his father – the former head of a Kowloon Anti-Triad police unit. Recognizing that South Asians have been in Hong Kong for hundreds of years, Khosa often wondered why he never saw anyone who looked like him in his favorite films. Hence, after spending 4 years moonlighting as a Wall Street investment banker with Morgan Stanley, he walked away to begin unearthing Hong Kong’s minority stories for the big screen. Khosa is enrolled in USC’s MFA programme and has been honored as Hong Kong’s first ever winner of the prestigious George Lucas Scholarship.

Lung Kwok Yiu — Producer
Lung Kwok Yiu is a Hong Kong based producer and distributor. Her past work has spotlighted Hong Kong’s migrant groups, including Taipei Golden Horse award-winning The Sunny Side of the Street (2022). Her credits also include Lori (2022), which premiered at the Festival de Cannes as a nominee for the Short Film Palme d’Or, and won a Special Mention Prize. Lung recently produced Pavane for an Infant (2024), which premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival. She has a background in film distribution with Golden Scene, featuring prior collaborations with Stanley Kwan and Ann Hui. She is also a co-founder of Offline Pictures.

ZAIN — Actor (Sunny)
ZAIN is a Pakistani-Cantonese rapper who is pushing the boundaries of minority storytelling in Hong Kong through his bold and unapologetic voice. He first came to prominence with his viral rap single and music video “南亞仔” (slur: “South Asian Kid”) which gathered ~700,000 views across Spotify, YouTube, and other channels. His work fearlessly challenges racism, stereotypes, and has sparked widespread conversations about identity and representation in Hong Kong. ZAIN has brought his background in music and performance to the screen with several roles in local Cantonese TV shows (including RTHK’s Shall We Talk) and in a slate of upcoming feature films.

Ran Zhang — Director of Photography
Ran Zhang is a Hong Kong based cinematographer with a decade of industry experience. His undergraduate thesis film’s cinematography contributed to its recognition as a semi-finalist at the 45th Student Academy Awards. His most recent narrative work includes lensing the feature film We Don’t Dance for Nothing (2022) on Kodak 16mm, which premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival, in addition to numerous collaborations with diverse artists in music videos. Ran continues to push boundaries across mediums and cultures with an innovative voice in visual storytelling.

Aanchal Ramchandani — Editor
Aanchal Ramchandani is an editor and director currently in her third year of USC’s MFA Film Production program. Raised in Hong Kong with Indian roots, she brings a unique cultural perspective to her work. With a background in psychology, Aanchal blends deep character exploration with visually driven storytelling. Aanchal edited the USC graduate capstone project Dear. Mr Hitman (2024), which was awarded Second Runner-Up for Best Editing at USC’s First Look Awards. Currently, she is editing two more USC thesis films, Aayat and Legacy.

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