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‘Behind The Scenes’ of film butterfly crosses 1 million views in less than a week!
MUMBAI: The makers of film Butterfly recently released a ‘behind the scenes’ video of the film and it is absolutely beautiful. Going by the number of views it has received, it seems that audience completely agrees! The BTS video has garnered over 1 Million views in less than a week, quite unheard of for a behind the scenes video of a film. Directed by Ramesh Aravind, the movie stars Parul Yadav in the lead.
From walking us through the beautiful locales of France to teasing us with bits and pieces of Parul’s scenes in the film, the video has definitely piqued our interest for the movie. It gives the viewers a perfect glimpse of the fun that the cast and crew seem to have had while shooting the film in France!
Commenting on the same, Parul Yadav stated “I’m glad to see such an amazing response to the behind the scenes of the film. We have been receiving immense amount of love and appreciation from the audience and this is what we, as a team look forward to with any of our work being showcased”.
Butterfly is the official Kannada version of the Hindi superhit film Queen (2014) which is also being simultaneously remade in the three other South Indian languages by Mediente Films. The film is slated to release in 2018.
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Subedaar puts Indian original cinema on the global map with record-breaking Prime Video debut
MUMBAI: Prime Video has a runaway hit on its hands. Subedaar, the gritty action drama starring Anil Kapoor, has stormed to become the most-watched Indian original movie on the platform in its opening weekend, cracking the Top 10 across 31 countries and landing in 91 per cent of India’s pin codes within days of its March 5 premiere.
The film, a visceral, emotionally-charged story of a retired soldier, Subedaar Arjun Maurya, wrestling with civilian life amid crime and corruption, has struck a nerve. Directed by Suresh Triveni and co-starring Radhikka Madan, Mona Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Rawal, Faisal Malik, and Khushboo Sundar, the film is already being hailed as a showcase for what Indian original storytelling can achieve on the world stage.
“Subedaar’s success is a reflection of the growing scale and global resonance of Indian storytelling,” said Nikhil Madhok, director and head of originals at Prime Video India. “The film’s emotional narrative, its rooted portrayal of a soldier confronting his toughest battles beyond the battlefield, has struck a chord. Anil Kapoor delivers an acting masterclass, while Suresh Triveni’s solid direction and great performances from the ensemble cast have resulted in love and appreciation from customers across the world.”
Kapoor, 62, has been here before, but rarely at this altitude. Written by Triveni and Prajwal Chandrashekar, with dialogues by Triveni, Saurabh Dwivedi, and Chandrashekar, the film is a production by Opening Image Films in association with Anil Kapoor Film & Communication Network (AKFCN), produced by Vikram Malhotra, Kapoor, and Triveni.
Subedaar streams exclusively on Prime Video in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu across India, and in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
For Prime Video, the numbers tell the real story: one weekend, one film, a global footprint, and a very loud signal that Indian original cinema is no longer just travelling well. It’s arriving.
