Born Hungry sets April 8 release on Prime Video; Tribeca Films acquires Priyanka Chopra Jonas-produced documentary : Bollywood News

Tribeca Films has acquired Born Hungry, the powerful documentary feature produced by global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ Purple Pebble Pictures and Barry Avrich’s Melbar Entertainment Group. Chronicling the life of celebrity chef Sash Simpson, the film traces his incredible journey from being abandoned as a child in India to becoming a celebrated culinary name in Canada.

Born Hungry sets April 8 release on Prime Video; Tribeca Films acquires Priyanka Chopra Jonas-produced documentary

Directed and produced by Barry Avrich, Born Hungry captures Simpson’s heart-wrenching story of surviving by eating from garbage bins on the streets of Chennai, India, before being adopted at the age of eight by Canadian philanthropists Sandra and Lloyd Simpson—founders of Families for Children orphanage. The documentary follows Simpson’s emotional return to India as he attempts to reconnect with his roots and locate his birth family, guided only by faint childhood memories.

The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival and was also …