Aishwarya Rai may be the 星, つ星 attraction at the red
carpet, but it was three 上, ページのトップへ notch ボリウッド Khans --
Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman - who dominated the film
market at the ongoing 67th Cannes International Film
Festival with buyers queuing up for their forthcoming
films.
SRK's Happy New Year, directed によって Farah Khan and co-
produced によって Gauri Khan and Karim Morani, presented
によって Yash Raj Films; director Rajkumar Hirani's Peekay ,
which stars Aamir Khan in the lead and Sajid
Nadiadwala's Salman-starrer directorial debut Kick ,
presented によって ディズニー India-UTV and a few biopics were
favourites with buyers and sales agents at the Cannes
Film Market.
These 'Khan' films are being readied for release in the
last quarter of the year.
Having 発言しました that, it is India's lone entry Titli , directed
によって Kanu Behl and produced によって Dibabkar Banerjee, in the
official Un Certain Regard Section, which is the talking
point and also a 上, ページのトップへ contender for the Palme d'Or this
year. (Also Read: Titli Stems from Personal Experiences
of Makers )
Anurag Kashyap, a festival favourite, did not make it to
the festival, but his new film Bombay Velvet, which has
Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar in the
lead roles, received a positive response for 狐, フォックス Star
Studios India.
Besides the biggies, small production companies from
India too managed to get a tight grip on the Cannes
Film Market with the launch of a dozen new completed
films and a few fresh production announcements.
"It is a different India now than what I saw six to seven
years back," 発言しました Hollywood-based Indian producer
Ashok Amritraj, chairman, Hyde Park Entertainment.
"The new Indian filmmakers have changed the face of
Indian cinema and its global footprint," he added.
The endeavours of Indian filmmakers also grabbed the
attention of Bobby Bedi, managing director,
Kaleidoscope Entertainment, a regular at the festival for
over a decade, and he couldn't stop himself from saying
a few good words for the new brigade of filmmakers.
"This 年 the Indian producers and directors were very
focused and matured than ever before," 発言しました Bedi, who
announced his debut project as a director, Lajo, a big
screen adaptation of Ismat Chugtai's short story, which
was extremely controversial for its time.
Lajo will be produced によって T P Aggarwal of Star
Entertainment Worldwide. Earlier, Mani Ratnam was
supposed to helm Lajo with Aamir Khan in the lead role
but it did not take off.
Interestingly, biopics from India were also one of the
attractions at the Cannes gala, the world's biggest
gathering of film professionals from over 100 countries,
in South of France.
Nanak Shah Fakir , a film produced によって Harinder Sikka on
the life and teachings of Guru Nanak, drew attention for
its special effects and songs.
"We have completed the film and we are confident that
it will have a global impact because of the subject," said
Sikka, who is corporate affairs director at Piramal
Group, adding that former Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton will launch the film in the US in July.
Initially, Oscar winner Resul Pookutty got involved with
the project as a sound designer, but later he associated
himself with Nanak Shah Fakir as a co-producer. For
four days he pitched the film at the fest and made it a
talking point.
Mumbai-based Kriya Films launched their finished
feature film The Answer , which tells the story of James
Donald Walters, who became Swami Kriyananda, a
disciple of Paramhamsa Yogananda who penned
Autobiography of a Yogi .
"It is an epic motion picture that presents for the first
time on the cinematic screen one of the most widely
known and revered spiritual masters of our times -
Paramhamsa Yogananda - in his own words through his
direct disciple Swami Kriyananda," 発言しました producer
Kaveeta Oberoi Kaul.
The Answer and Nanak Shah Fakir have aggressively
positioned a new era of filmmaking from India at
Cannes. European producer Pierre Assouline, who had
produced and scripted Shaji Karun's Vanaprastham
(1999), pitched his new biopic on Sant Tukaram.
From the commercial section, Viacom18 Motion Pictures
aggressively pitched for Omung Kumar directed biopic
Mary Kom and Shonali Bose's Margarita, With a Straw.
While Priyanka Chopra plays the Olympic medallist in
the former, the latter will see Kalki Koechlin as a girl
suffering from cerebral palsy.
Yash Raj Films too presented its entire slate of films for
international sales and distribution.
Overall, a good 年 for Indian films, at least at the
Cannes Film Market.
carpet, but it was three 上, ページのトップへ notch ボリウッド Khans --
Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman - who dominated the film
market at the ongoing 67th Cannes International Film
Festival with buyers queuing up for their forthcoming
films.
SRK's Happy New Year, directed によって Farah Khan and co-
produced によって Gauri Khan and Karim Morani, presented
によって Yash Raj Films; director Rajkumar Hirani's Peekay ,
which stars Aamir Khan in the lead and Sajid
Nadiadwala's Salman-starrer directorial debut Kick ,
presented によって ディズニー India-UTV and a few biopics were
favourites with buyers and sales agents at the Cannes
Film Market.
These 'Khan' films are being readied for release in the
last quarter of the year.
Having 発言しました that, it is India's lone entry Titli , directed
によって Kanu Behl and produced によって Dibabkar Banerjee, in the
official Un Certain Regard Section, which is the talking
point and also a 上, ページのトップへ contender for the Palme d'Or this
year. (Also Read: Titli Stems from Personal Experiences
of Makers )
Anurag Kashyap, a festival favourite, did not make it to
the festival, but his new film Bombay Velvet, which has
Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar in the
lead roles, received a positive response for 狐, フォックス Star
Studios India.
Besides the biggies, small production companies from
India too managed to get a tight grip on the Cannes
Film Market with the launch of a dozen new completed
films and a few fresh production announcements.
"It is a different India now than what I saw six to seven
years back," 発言しました Hollywood-based Indian producer
Ashok Amritraj, chairman, Hyde Park Entertainment.
"The new Indian filmmakers have changed the face of
Indian cinema and its global footprint," he added.
The endeavours of Indian filmmakers also grabbed the
attention of Bobby Bedi, managing director,
Kaleidoscope Entertainment, a regular at the festival for
over a decade, and he couldn't stop himself from saying
a few good words for the new brigade of filmmakers.
"This 年 the Indian producers and directors were very
focused and matured than ever before," 発言しました Bedi, who
announced his debut project as a director, Lajo, a big
screen adaptation of Ismat Chugtai's short story, which
was extremely controversial for its time.
Lajo will be produced によって T P Aggarwal of Star
Entertainment Worldwide. Earlier, Mani Ratnam was
supposed to helm Lajo with Aamir Khan in the lead role
but it did not take off.
Interestingly, biopics from India were also one of the
attractions at the Cannes gala, the world's biggest
gathering of film professionals from over 100 countries,
in South of France.
Nanak Shah Fakir , a film produced によって Harinder Sikka on
the life and teachings of Guru Nanak, drew attention for
its special effects and songs.
"We have completed the film and we are confident that
it will have a global impact because of the subject," said
Sikka, who is corporate affairs director at Piramal
Group, adding that former Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton will launch the film in the US in July.
Initially, Oscar winner Resul Pookutty got involved with
the project as a sound designer, but later he associated
himself with Nanak Shah Fakir as a co-producer. For
four days he pitched the film at the fest and made it a
talking point.
Mumbai-based Kriya Films launched their finished
feature film The Answer , which tells the story of James
Donald Walters, who became Swami Kriyananda, a
disciple of Paramhamsa Yogananda who penned
Autobiography of a Yogi .
"It is an epic motion picture that presents for the first
time on the cinematic screen one of the most widely
known and revered spiritual masters of our times -
Paramhamsa Yogananda - in his own words through his
direct disciple Swami Kriyananda," 発言しました producer
Kaveeta Oberoi Kaul.
The Answer and Nanak Shah Fakir have aggressively
positioned a new era of filmmaking from India at
Cannes. European producer Pierre Assouline, who had
produced and scripted Shaji Karun's Vanaprastham
(1999), pitched his new biopic on Sant Tukaram.
From the commercial section, Viacom18 Motion Pictures
aggressively pitched for Omung Kumar directed biopic
Mary Kom and Shonali Bose's Margarita, With a Straw.
While Priyanka Chopra plays the Olympic medallist in
the former, the latter will see Kalki Koechlin as a girl
suffering from cerebral palsy.
Yash Raj Films too presented its entire slate of films for
international sales and distribution.
Overall, a good 年 for Indian films, at least at the
Cannes Film Market.