Bollywood moved by 'Ship Of Theseus'

Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor is mesmerized by "Ship Of Theseus" and says no other film has moved him as much as this one and That Director Anand Gandhi Succeeds in connecting With The audience through the movie.

"It was a very wonderful film, very powerful. I do not think any other film has moved me so much as 'Ship Of Theseus'," Ranbir said here Tuesday at the special screening of the film.

"I think Anand has definitely reached the audience," I added.

The screening was Organised by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao That was Attended by actors Rani Mukerji, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Ayushmann Khurrana and filmmakers Kunal Kohli and Rajkumar Hirani, Among Others.

Kiran is releasing "Ship of Theseus" in collaboration with UTV Motion Pictures. It's a story acerca human values ​​and features three characters - an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a stock broker.

Hirani too is impressed with Gandhi's "Ship of Theseus" and says the film shakes you from the soul.

"This is a film That Kind of shakes you from the soul. The film has been made ​​so realistically That I just do not have words ... People Have to watch the film to see how it can shake you up," said Hirani here.

"Now it feels That the kind of cinema That info we have been making so far is so inconsequential and small," added Hirani, Known for films like "Munnabhai" series and "3 Idiots".

Produced by Soham Shah, "Ship Of Theseus" is coming out Friday.

Aamir hosts star-studded screening for 'Ship Of Theseus'

Celebrities like Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif were Among Those who Attended a special screening of "Ship Of Theseus" here, Organised by Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan.

Among others who were seen at the event were held Tuesday Parineeti Chopra, Kunal Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Ashutosh Gowariker, Rajkumar Yadav, Aditi Rao Hydari and Kunal Kohli.

Aamir's wife Kiran Rao is presenting "Ship Of Theseus", directed by Anand Gandhi. Aamir not only hosted a special screening for the project, But Also a party.

Bollywood moved by 'Ship Of Theseus'

"Kiran saw this film earlier. She loved it and Asked me to see the film. When I saw it, I loved it too. Thought We Should We Promote These kinds of films, so we invited all our friends from the industry for this screening . I wanted them to see the film and meet the star cast, "Aamir Told reporters here.

Also I had said Aamir Actor Salman Khan invited for the screening. But I could not make it in time as I was busy shooting in Hyderabad, and his flight back to Mumbai was delayed.

However, Aamir Said That Salman had promised to make it to the party, que was Organised at the former's residence.

"Ship Of Theseus" is a story acerca human values​​, and its narrative surrounds three characters - an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a stock broker. The film releases Friday.

Egypt unrest stops actor to promote Ship Of Theseus

Promoting a film can be tiring, and stars come up with multiple Reasons - from health issues to foreign travel plans - to avoid it.

However, Egyptian actor-filmmaker Aida El Kashef, who stars in Anand Gandhi's film Ship Of Theseus (SOT), will not Be Able to market the venture for a completely unique reason: the Ongoing unrest in Egypt, protesting the regime of president Mohammed Morsi.

When Aida was Approached by Kiran Rao (who is presenting the film in India) and Anand to be part of the film's promotional events, she replied saying she will not be available. "Aida Has not Been Able to make it Because She is Participating in the revolution currently going on in Egypt. It's truly an inspirational story for all of us. Although it's disheartening That One of our cast members is not with us, we 're amazed at what she is doing. She sent us a long email Stating why she will not Be Able to make it, "confirms the principal.

In the film, plays a visually impaired Aida but Celebrated photographer who is in the process of a cornea transplant to View Your That will restore her vision. "At the site of the protests, she is Often called 'the girl with the camera." After wrapping up a couple of schedules (of SOT) too, she had gone back to Egypt to protest against the then-president (Hosni Mubarak) , "says Anand, adding That right before the last schedule also, she had flown back to Egypt. "We could not even reach her​​. I had to contact her though a friend's Facebook page," I says.

The curious case of Indian indies

Anand Gandhi's 'Ship of Theseus' has won the best film award at the 12th Transylvania International Film Festival That ended on Saturday. Although, independent films from India are garnering much Favourable response in the festival circuit, not all are as fortunate as Gandhi's film, que have found a presenter in Kiran Rao.

Patang

Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, this film based in the city of Ahmedabad During The annual kite-flying festival, received tremendous critical acclaim abroad and toured festivals in Israel, Italy, Canada and Sweden other than the prestigious Tribeca and Berlin film festivals. Legendary critic Roger Ebert called the film, "hypnotically beautiful" while terming Director Prashant Bhargava "a masterful filmmaker." Ebert went on to include the film in his own festival, Ebertfest. Despite The accolades, there is no word on the film's Indian release

Lovely Miss

AshimAhluwalia's film Which was INITIALLY planned as a documentary on the C-grade cinema of Mumbai, but later converted into a fiction owe owing to people's refusal to speak on camera, was selected in the 'Un Certain Regard' section of the Cannes film festival last year . However, the film features Nawazu-ddinSiddiqui Which in a pivotal role is yet to find a distributor in India. "We have just got clearance from the censor board. Approached We have a few studios, hopefully the film will release in the Latter half of this year," said a source close to the film.

Peddlers

Vasan Bala's film on four impoverished 20 year olds who find Themselves entrapped in the seedy world of narcotics, was a part of the International Critics Week in 2012, a parallel section at the Cannes film festival. The film was acquired by Eros International, but seeing it as a 'not-so-lucrative' proposition, the studio did not release the film. Later, the makers were in talks with independent hand PVR's Director's Rare, but nothing came out of it. The reason? Says the director, "It's a difficult film to market. We want to reach the right audience. We can not spend much on publicity." The makers have plans to release the film online.

Mumbai Cha Raja

Manjeet Singh's debut feature traces a chaotic time in the life of its protagonist Rahul in the backdrop of the annual Ganpati festival. The film made it to the official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival, but found no takers in Mumbai. In the words of TIFF's artistic director Cameron Bailey, "Manjeet Singh captures the reality, the drama, the complexity and the beauty of life in a Mumbai slum." When Mirror spoke to the manager, I Seemed To Have lost hope of an India release.

Shahid

Hansal Mehta's film based on the life of slain human rights activist and lawyer, Shahid Azmi had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012, and later won the Silver Gateway Award at the Mumbai Film Festival last year. Only now, the film has been acquired by a major studio, and if things turn out well, it will be Commercially released. Mehta says, "I was enjoying the festival run. In two weeks' time, the studio will make an announcement on Shahid's Indian release. I hope the average Remains supportive."

Which Films have secured a release

BA Pass

Ajay Bahl's human drama on sexual relationship Between a college-going boy and a married woman, played by Shilpa Shukla-will be distributed by Bharat Shah's banner. The film releases on June 21.

Ship of Theseus

Director Anand Gandhi's exploratory journey Which tries to deconstruct the notion of identity, justice and the meaning of life through the lens of a blind photographer has been acquired by UTV, thanks to the Efforts of Kiran Rao. The film releases on July 19.