AKK Entertainment's PRASAAD picked up by Bombay-Berlin & to premiere at EFM
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1:05:51 PM (IST)
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Rajesh Kumar Singh, Bollywood Trade Editorial
PRASAAD, produced by Ashok Khenny, has been picked up by the Mumbai-based company Bombay Berlin. Next month the film has its world premiere during the European Film Market (EFM), at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). Bombay-Berlin is co-owned by Katharina Suckale, Abhijeet Singh Baghel and Arfi Lamba, who appeared in the Academy Award-winning film SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.
PRASAAD, which in Hindi means a gracious gift, tells the dramatic story of a man who desires two things in life, to win the lottery and to have a son. His wife gives birth to a boy and later the little boy wins the lottery. The film is a magical tale of an 8-year-old deaf boy who fights and overcomes his physical handicap only to be confronted with tragedy.
The film features Arjun Sarja, who has starred in hundreds of films, Madhuri Bhattacharya, who starred in the Indian version of SEX AND THE CITY, and marks the film debut of child actor Sankalp Jha.
About AKK Entertainment India
Producer Ashok Khenny, who received the Outstanding Businessman Award from the U.S. President in the 1980s while living in the United States, is at the forefront of plans to set up a media hub in Bangalore-India's key IT hub. He aims to build a full-fledged film city with studios and sound stages.
(Rajesh Kumar Singh is Editorial Consultant for Festivals and Markets for BollywoodTrade.com. He is a filmmaker, critic and market analyst)
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Tags : PRASAAD, Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), Berlin International Film Festival, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, Katharina Suckale, Abhijeet Singh Baghel, Arfi Lamba
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