Showing posts with label Percept Picture Company. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Percept Picture Company. Show all posts
Shoojit Sircar’s Shoebite, starring Amitabh Bachchan, to finally see the light of the day
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Shoojit Sircar’s 2012 film Shoebite starring Amitabh Bachchan to finally see the light of the day
Upala KBR (MID-DAY; March 31, 2024)
In the past 20 years, Shoojit Sircar has built not only a rich filmography, but also a creatively fruitful collaboration with Amitabh Bachchan. While the duo’s Piku (2015) and Gulabo Sitabo (2020) have been appreciated, the director’s favourite remains the yet-unreleased Shoebite, which revolves around a 60-year-old man who sets out on a journey of penance. Shoebite has been mired in legal issues as Percept Picture Company, which was to originally produce the film, filed an injunction against the UTV Motion Pictures-backed project.
Sircar hopes that the film, which was made in 2012, will reach the audience someday. Calling it his favourite among all the characters essayed by Bachchan in his movies, the filmmaker says, “Shoebite is very close to my heart as it was our first collaboration. I wish I could show you how Mr Bachchan has poured his heart and soul into his character. It is not over-dramatic or gimmicky, but all about simple expressions, understanding and silences. While Mr Bachchan is known for his dialogue delivery, in Shoebite, he is not a talkative person—it is just pure emotions bursting out of him.”
Does he see a way to resolve the issue, and perhaps release the movie on an OTT platform? “We are trying hard to sort out things, but it’s complicated. I hope it gets resolved, and we get to release it.”
A source informs that the rights of the film are now with Disney and Fox. The makers will decide whether it will be a theatrical or OTT release.
After Lakshmi's acclaim, now Nagesh's Yeh Hausla all set to release
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Rachana Dubey (MID-DAY; April 10, 2014)
The positive response to Lakshmi has paved the way for the release of another Nagesh Kukunoor project lying in the cans for years now.
Yeh Hausla, toplining Sameera Reddy, is a true story set in a village and revolves around five women and their unique way of empowering themselves. They become documentary filmmakers, leaving aside their jobs at farms and their respective homes.
The project didn’t find buyers, and was with Percept Picture Company who had completed the production by 2009. Percept’s CEO Shailendra Singh admitted, “I’m proud of Yeh Hausla because it’s a brave film and bears Nagesh’s signature style. We have been looking to partner with someone to release this film. It’s the kind of film that will find takers in multiplexes today. The time is right to come out with such films because there are exhibition avenues for them now.”
So, Will Percept and Nagesh team up again? “He’s a friend and he is in a good space right now. I haven’t met him for two or three months but I’d be extremely happy to work with him once again,” said Shailendra.
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