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MUMBAI: After the recent success of Paa and 3 Idiots, Reliance Big Pictures will
release Shyam Benegal's Well Done Abba on 26 March.
Shot
in Hyderabad, the film stars Boman Irani and Minissha Lamba in pivotal roles along
with Sammir Dattani, Ila Arun, Sonali Kulkarni, Ravi Kissen, Rajit Kapur, Ravi
Jhankal and Yashpal Sharma.
Well Done Abba is the story of Armaan
Ali, a driver working for a senior executive in Mumbai, who goes on leave. He
wants to find a match for his teenage daughter, who stays with his brother Rehman
Ali and his wife Salma. When Armaan returns to work after 3 months, his young
employer wants to sack him. But Armaan Ali has a story to tell. The
story he tells is a humorous and often hilarious account of the events and happenings
that delayed him from returning after a month. He avails a government scheme to
dig a well in his agricultural patch. Things spiral out of control so much so
that the Government is about to collapse.
Adapted from the story 'Narsaiyyan
Ki Bavdi' by Jeelani Bano, and Phulwa Ka Pul' by Sanjeev, the film has screenplay
by Jayant Kripalani, script and dialogues by Ashok Mishra, music by Shantanu Moitra
and lyrics by Ashok Mishra, Swanand Kirkire and Ila Arun.
The film has
already won audience and critical acclaim at festivals around the world that include
the recently concluded 6th Dubai Film Festival 2009, the 33rd Montreal World Film
Festival 2009 in 'World Greats' Section and the 53rd London Film Festival 2009
in 'World Cinema' section. |