GOWRI MANICKAVASAGAM
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday unveiled the first look of biopic on former president APJ Abdul Kalam.
Javadekar revealed that the film, titled APJ Abdul Kalam: The Missile Man, is a joint venture between Hollywood and Telugu film industry and will release by the end of 2020.
The minister shared a photo from the poster launch on his Twitter page.
“Released the first look of the biopic of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in New Delhi today. A joint venture of #Hollywood and #Tollywood, the feature film made on the iconic People’s President of India, will be released by end of this year,” he tweeted.
The film, which features popular south actor Ali in the title role, is produced by Jagadeesh Daneti, Suvarna Pappu and Martini Films’ Johnny Martin.
Javadekar also announced that the US-based Martini Films and Pink Jaguars Entertainment along with other banners will be investing over $1 billion on five productions in the country.
“Happy to note that Martini films, Pink Jaguars entertainment and a couple of co-producers are going to invest #1 billion over 5 productions in India which include movies on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the first war of Indian Independence,” Javadekar said in another tweet.
Also present at the event were Ali, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, and Martin among others.
