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118 || FASHION MAGAZINE || DEC - JAN 2015Not just anyone can fill the aesthetic shoes of Quentin Tarantino or Banksy, but Adi Shankar has given such benchmark creatives a run for their money%u2026both in the box office and on the billboards of the film industry. At the impressive age of just 29, Calcutta-born Shankar has not only been ranked #20 of the most powerful Indians by GQ Magazine, but has successfully taken the slot as youngest producer to open #1 at the US box office for his commercial independent film, THE GREY, featuring Liam Neeson. This critical-acclaimed feat impressed audiences and his already loyal counter-culture following.Adi%u2019s personal brand (Adi Shankar Brand) is distinct in its approach to re-imagining filmmaking. Taking superhero hits like %u2018Judge Dredd%u2019 and %u2018The Punisher%u2019 to develop his own fascinating perspective behind the R-rated lens for a number of viral online bootlegs like: DREDD, JUDGE DREDD: #SUPERFIEND, and THE PUNISHER: #DIRTYLAUNDRY. There is no shortage of Hollywood names to keep Film Festival fans + online apostles addicted to the screen. Though violent + unauthorized, the crime dramas and action thrillers entice involvement from actors like: Gerard Butler (MACHINE GUN PREACHER), Brad Pitt (KILLING THEM SOFTLY), Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe (LONE SURVIVOR), Liam Neeson (A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES), Ryan Reynolds (THE VOICES), Thomas Jane + Ron Pearlman (THE PUNISHER: #DIRTYLAUNDRY), and Ryan Kwanten (VENOM: #TRUTH IN JOURNALISM). This is just the beginning. There%u2019s no stopping the Shankar.