India’s Nominee “Last Film Show” (“Chhello Show”) in the International Feature Film category will be released across India on October 14.
Taking advantage of the fact that it is under competition for the 95th Academy Awards, distributors – Roy Kapur Films in partnership with PVR – are doing price previews on October 13 across 95 Indian cinemas at INR95 ($1.16).
The partially biographical drama takes director Ban Nalin to his roots in Saurashtra, Gujarat, western India, where the “Last Film Show” was filmed. The story takes place against the backdrop of Indian cinemas undergoing a massive transition from cinema to digital as hundreds of single-screen cinemas are either in ruins or have completely disappeared.
The Gujarati language film will have an extensive release in Gujarat and in select centers in the rest of India. “We want to make sure we give it the perfect release, so all the key spots will be covered. We will make sure that anyone who wants to watch the movie gets a chance to watch it,” said producer and distributor Siddharth Roy Kapoor. diverse.
Producer Dahir Momaya said diverse: “Dubbed and translated into many languages, including Spanish, German, Russian and Hebrew, we just felt that if she could travel the world, why couldn’t she travel through India? She made the biggest trip and now there’s a big trip to take within the country.”
The film will be released in its original Gujarati version and a dubbed version will be published in Hindi when the demand increases.
“It is not a heavy dialogue film, it is very emotional. This is the subtitled English version for an urban Indian audience. But I think it should be able to speak to audiences all over India,” said Nalin. diverse. The director added that the pandemic has been a blessing in disguise that audiences are accustomed to consuming content in a large number of languages.
“People have opened up about the stories – if they think it’s a great story, they’ll watch shows or movies and we’ve seen that all over the world,” Nalin said.
The film tells the story of a nine-year-old boy, Sami, whose life is turned upside down after watching his first movie. He falls passionately in love with movies – against his father’s wish. Sami cuts a deal with Fadl, the show’s musician, who will allow him to watch movies for free in exchange for the contents of his lunchbox. A food-for-movie deal turns into an endearing friendship, but sad choices lie ahead.
“Last Film Show” has been selected as the official entry for the Academy Award in India for the action movie “RRR” by director SS Rajamouli, which grossed more than $11 million in the United States over two releases this year. After being rejected by India, US distributor Variance Films RRR launched an Oscar campaign across other major categories.
Not to be outdone by the American distributor “Last Film Show”, Samuel Goldwyn Films supports their film, with President Peter Goldwyn calling it a “really strong contender”. In India, after initial dissatisfaction with “RRR” aficionados, Bollywood’s cream, including stars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and director Karan Johar, among many others, have expressed their support for “Chhello Show”.
“My teacher told me, don’t worry about your exams, go win an Oscar,” said Bhavin Rabari, the young leader of “Last Film Show” diverse.
The film is represented in international markets by the French company Orange Studios. Indian companies involved in the production include: Jugaad Motion Pictures, Monsoon Films, Chhello Show LLP and Roy Kapur Films. The French co-producer is Virginie Films.
Mumaya refers to Samuel Goldwyn’s film record, which distributed the Academy Award-winning “Another Tour” movie in the United States and another movie he distributed, “Lunana: Yak In Classroom”, earned a nomination and that Orange Studios produced the Academy Award winners Father and the artist “.
“They think it’s going to speak to the AMPAS core voting base because it’s a true story that tells of an authentic culture,” Mumaya says. “There is a love for film and a passion for film built into it. It plays in the 35mm era of nostalgia. At the end of the day, the voting members of the Academy are film professionals and anyone who is a professional in the film industry who watches this film will understand the multiple layers of film.”
Mumaya also points out that the second and third highest AMPAS constituency base is in the United Kingdom and France, and they will be targeted by Samuel Goldwyn and Orange.
Nalin adds that many Academy voters have already seen “Last Film Show” at festivals, including in Tribeca, where it premiered last year and that the Academy honored him by inviting him to be a member of the Directors’ Branch this year.
On RRR’s stance, Roy Kapoor says, “There is always a discussion about which film should have been sent by which country to the Oscars, and rightly so because all the filmmakers are passionate about their work and clearly want to represent a country. It is our honor and our honor. That we have been chosen to represent India and hope to give our best there. If there is more than one Indian film contested in other categories that is great for the country, we welcome it. I don’t see any problem with that at all.”
Our best campaign is the movie show. And if it does, that pretty much wins the battle in terms of making sure you have the best chance of success, because the movie will speak for itself. So, our main motivation is to be able to get all AMPAS members to watch the movie,” adds Roy Kapoor.
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