Two UK premieres for Gurinder Chadha’s “It’s A Wonderful Afterlife”

Bend It Like Beckham-helmer Gurinder Chadha’s keenly awaited romantic comedy It’s A Wonderful Afterlife, presented by Indian Films in association with Studio 18, is ready for a release within a year of commencement of its principal photography.

Noted mainstream distributors, Icon, are releasing it in the UK on Wednesday April 21 while Studio 18 will release it in India and Pakistan on Friday May 7. A massive launch for the film is taking place in the form of not one but two red carpet premieres.

The London premiere being held at the prestigious Odeon West End, Leicester Square, on April 12, will be followed by a regional premiere on April 14 in Birmingham at Vue Star City. The theme for the London premiere is ‘Indian wedding’.

Chadha, along with Goldy Notay (Roopi Sethi), the US-based Sendhil Ramamurthy (Detective Murthy) and Shabana Azmi (Mrs. Sethi), among the film’s ensemble international cast, will be attending the glitzy events.

In true Chadha style, the film is a humorous account of a Punjabi mother’s desperate measures to get her fat daughter married to a tall, dark and handsome hunk!

The Indian Films-Mira Nair presented Little Zizou has bagged another feather in its cap.

Director Sooni Taraporevala was awarded the Best Director in the Experience section of the 7th edition of the Levante International Film Festival, recently concluded in Bari, Italy.

Little Zizou stars Boman Irani, Sohrab Ardeshir, Cyrus Broacha, Kunal Vijaykar, Kurush Deboo, Mahabanoo-Mody Kotwal, Dilshad Patel, Shernaz Patel, Kamaal Sidhu, among others, and introduces Iyanah and Jahan Bativala.

Its international sales is being handled by the Los Angeles-based American World Pictures.

The first official preview for the cast and crew of LUCK, was held on Thursday night at Film City, Mumbai.

The screening was additionally attended by the producers, Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision, and worldwide distributors, Studio 18.

The film is said to have met with an encouraging response from those who saw it and found it high on thrill, stunts, gloss and drama.

Sanjay Dutt and Imran Khan are likely to have personal trials of the film for family and friends in the coming days.

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Sanjay Dutt has performed a stunning action sequence for the forthcoming Luck. He jumped from a speeding train, blindfolded and with his hands tied behind his back without any cables or dummies.
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Ace fashion designer Manish Malhotra owns the credit for creating many a memorable looks for Bollywood’s leading ladies over the years. Most actresses in the industry swear by this fabric magician and implicitly trust his vision as far as defining their look is concerned. The man responsible in giving Urmila her sex-kitten tag in Rangeela has in his 15 years worked with various various A-list stars, which include include Kajol, Karisma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji and Preity Zinta.
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