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MUMBAI:
STAR Pravah, the popular Marathi General Entertainment channel from
STAR Entertainment Media Pvt Ltd, takes yet another leap in creating
regional television history with ‘Slumdog Crorepati’.
Scheduled to be telecast on March 28, 2 pm on STAR Pravah, Slumdog
Crorepati will be an exclusive and first opportunity for all the
Marathi Television viewers to watch the most celebrated Oscar wining
movie,-‘Slumdog Millionaire’ in their own language. This
will be the film’s World Marathi Television Premiere.
Speaking
about Slumdog Crorepati, Atul Ketkar, Programming Head, Star Pravah
said, “It is our constant endeavor to provide the best of entertainment
to our viewers. Based in Mumbai, Slumdog Crorepati is an edge of
the seat and wholesome entertainment experience for the entire family.
And we felt a need to let our audiences experience this riveting
tale, which has won hearts & critical acclaim world over, in
their own language. We hope our audiences would welcome & enjoy
this cinematic excellence recognized all over the world.”
While
STAR Pravah Home Theatre has been entertaining audiences every Sunday
with back to back entertaining movies, the viewers can look forward
to this special Oscar winning offering in Marathi-Slumdog Crorepati
on March 28, 2010. The movie bagged 3 Oscars and made India Proud
with the historical Oscar & Grammy wins of musical maestro AR
Rahman and Resul Pookutty. Directed by the famous Danny Boyle, the
movie is about an 18 year old orphan – Jamal Malik - from the
slums of Mumbai and the biggest day of his life where he is just
one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on
“Kaun Banega Crorepati?”. He is however arrested on suspicion
of cheating and then unfolds the story of his life and the mission
to win the game show and his lady love back.
Shot
extensively in Mumbai & various parts of India, the film involved
contribution from a large number of Indian crew. It also starred
a host of talented Indian actors like Anil Kapoor, Mahesh Manjrekar,
Irfan Khan, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla and the affable Ayush Khedekar
(youngest Jamal) and Tanvi Lonkar (Young Latika) amongst many others.
All these shot to international fame and recognition with their
stellar performances.
So
tune in to STAR Pravah and experience the magic of ‘Slumdog
Millionaire’ in Marathi, for the first time ever, on March
28, 2 pm and enjoy the movie with your friends and family.
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