Alia, Ranbir And Others To Be A Part Of A Short Film For MAMI Promotions
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Friday, 15th May 2015, 5:32 PM IST Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani, Karan Johar, Chaitanya Tamhane and film critic Anupama Chopra will be seen in a short film which calls for entries from young filmmakers for the Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI). This effort is made to make the 17th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI) the country's biggest film event. It’s a 60-second short film, with a 30 second cut, calling for entries from young filmmakers. It will be released online on 18th May and will be showcased in PVR theatres from the first week of June. Anupama, who is also the festival director, said, "Four production houses, artistes and crew gave us their talent and time free of cost and made this happen." Priyanka Ghose, the scriptwriter and director the film, said, "It's not a gimmicky film, it's hand-held, vox-populish and gets into real space. I've invaded homes, sets and even Karan's cabin which no one is allowed to enter, to capture my 'stars' in their day-today life. And returned with lots of interesting takes and tales." She recollects that Alia was unwilling to take off her cap while shooting as it would reveal the new hairstyle for her upcoming film. "So we changed the lighting to ensure that the cap did not cast a shadow on her face,” Priyanka said. "Karan was a huge surprise. I'd gone to him with a prepared script and ideas I wanted to plant in his head, but he had his own ideas about what he wanted to say and gave me a crash-course in filmmaking," she added. Talking about being a part of the short film, Karan said, "It's important for the city, which mothers a large part of Indian cinema, to have a festival of its own. MAMI is the largest platform endeavouring to spread the power of cinema through this city of dreams." Talking about shooting with Ranbir, Priyanka said, "It was bizarre to see RK, a huge star and a brilliant actor, industriously rehearsing and practising his reactions before I called for 'Action'." Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |