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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.
