Janaki Vishwanathan’s Yeh Hai Bakrapur is all set to hit the theatres on May 9, 2014. Vishwanathan, who started out as a journalist, made her debut with Tamil-language film Kutty that won two national awards in 2002 – Special Jury award and Best Child Artist for P. Shwetha.
Her Hindi-debut is a social satire set in an Indian village. The film is expected to release in 400 screens across India. Featuring Anshuman Jha, Asif Basra and Yoshika Verma; Yeh Hai Bakrapur has earlier screened at Gothenburg and Mumbai international film festivals.
Vishwanathan takes us on a journey to Bakrapur:
You won a National Award for your first film Kutty. Your second film was also received well. What prompted this transition from Tamil to Hindi?
That’s because the backdrop of Yeh Hai Bakrapur was better suited to the Hindi heartland. Also, I wanted a national audience for the film.
It’s interesting that Anusha Rizvi,...
Her Hindi-debut is a social satire set in an Indian village. The film is expected to release in 400 screens across India. Featuring Anshuman Jha, Asif Basra and Yoshika Verma; Yeh Hai Bakrapur has earlier screened at Gothenburg and Mumbai international film festivals.
Vishwanathan takes us on a journey to Bakrapur:
You won a National Award for your first film Kutty. Your second film was also received well. What prompted this transition from Tamil to Hindi?
That’s because the backdrop of Yeh Hai Bakrapur was better suited to the Hindi heartland. Also, I wanted a national audience for the film.
It’s interesting that Anusha Rizvi,...
- 4/30/2014
- by Amit Upadhyaya
- DearCinema.com
Agnee, the music producers and composers for Yeh Hai Bakrapur, have made the music of the film available for free. The first song, ‘Pair Anaadi’ can be downloaded at https://www.facebook.com/agneelive. Agnee has composed and recorded two more songs for the film, both of which shall also be available for free download on the day of their release.
Speaking about this initiative, Mohan and Koco from Agnee said, “All the songs on the album have been super fun to record, and the collaborations we’ve had on the album have been phenomenal. We’re super excited about the way they’ve turned out. We’ve decided to release the songs for free and try and get the listeners to act on a message we want to give out, and we’re hoping they’ll follow through.”
Each of the three songs from the album will have a message associated with it,...
Speaking about this initiative, Mohan and Koco from Agnee said, “All the songs on the album have been super fun to record, and the collaborations we’ve had on the album have been phenomenal. We’re super excited about the way they’ve turned out. We’ve decided to release the songs for free and try and get the listeners to act on a message we want to give out, and we’re hoping they’ll follow through.”
Each of the three songs from the album will have a message associated with it,...
- 4/20/2014
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
The trailer of the much-talked about film Yeh Hai Bakrapur, a hilarious satire, has already crossed the gargantuan mark of 1 million views, within just two weeks of its release. With the star goat named Shahrukh playing the protagonist, the movie also stars Anshuman Jha.
Director Janaki Vishwanathan says, “1 Million views for the Yeh Hai Bakrapur trailer, is a landmark number for us. This is huge. We have always been sure of our film, but that it would reach this number, and that too, so soon, is just overwhelming. Shahrukh (the goat) has surely been special for us.”
Fans have loved the trailer of the movie and have been expressing their enthusiasm and eagerness to watch the film, on the digital platform. Numerous comments posted on the trailer range from “looks interesting” to “Oscar Award winning movie”. With its unique story and simple, relatable characters, the trailer has already struck a chord with the audience.
Director Janaki Vishwanathan says, “1 Million views for the Yeh Hai Bakrapur trailer, is a landmark number for us. This is huge. We have always been sure of our film, but that it would reach this number, and that too, so soon, is just overwhelming. Shahrukh (the goat) has surely been special for us.”
Fans have loved the trailer of the movie and have been expressing their enthusiasm and eagerness to watch the film, on the digital platform. Numerous comments posted on the trailer range from “looks interesting” to “Oscar Award winning movie”. With its unique story and simple, relatable characters, the trailer has already struck a chord with the audience.
- 3/25/2014
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
Mumbai, Feb 27: Filmmaker Janaki Vishwanathan, who won a National Award for her Tamil debut movie "Kutty", says her Bollywood debut "Yeh Hai Bakrapur", a medium budget film, will break even.
Featuring Anshuman Jha, Asif Basra and Faiz Khan among others, the film will come out in April.
Janki told Ians: "It's not an off beat or parallel kind of cinema but at the same time I don't compare my film with 'Dhoom 3' or 'Krrish 3'. It's a medium budget film and whatever we have invested in the film, we will recover it."
A social satire set in the rural India, "Yeh Hai Bakrapur" is a multi-layered film and it dwells.
Featuring Anshuman Jha, Asif Basra and Faiz Khan among others, the film will come out in April.
Janki told Ians: "It's not an off beat or parallel kind of cinema but at the same time I don't compare my film with 'Dhoom 3' or 'Krrish 3'. It's a medium budget film and whatever we have invested in the film, we will recover it."
A social satire set in the rural India, "Yeh Hai Bakrapur" is a multi-layered film and it dwells.
- 2/27/2014
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
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