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Caruso-Conte to produce The Adventures Of William Tell
MUMBAI: Fred Caruso (Blue Velvet) and D Constantine Conte (The Presidio) are set to co-produce the film The Adventures Of William Tell.
The project is worth $60 million under the Tell Productions banner.
Motion picture rights have been acquired by Tell Productions to Friedrich von Schiller‘s 1805 work Wilhelm Tell from the University of Chicago Press.
It is being co-financed by the Caruso/Conte 2010 Pan-European Fund, and there is also an independent equity financing.
Pre-production stage of the film will begin from the fourth quarter of 2008. The film is slated for a 2010 release.
Filming will take place in Lucerne and several other locations in the central region of Switzerland. Also, Swiss-native actress Kiera Chaplin, granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin has been cast to portray Tell‘s wife.
The film is a medieval epic adventure, featuring the story of Tell forced to use his crossbow to shoot an apple off his son‘s head.
Caruso said, “Everyone knows the story of William Tell and the apple. Yet few know the circumstances behind why Tell was forced to put his eldest son at such risk and what events were yet to unfold. William Tell was a hero well in advance of his time. After having met Urban Frye, Festival Director of the Rose d‘Or, it was obvious that Switzerland, in and of itself, would become an integral character of the film.”
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Zee5 and Applause Entertainment team up for whodunnit ‘Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa’
Rajat Kapoor directs star-studded murder mystery streaming from 10 April.
MUMBAI: Zee5 is serving up another killer collaboration and this time, the murder mystery comes with a generous side of dark humour and family dysfunction. The streaming platform has partnered with Applause Entertainment and Mithya Talkies to bring Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa, a fresh, twisted whodunnit written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker and actor Rajat Kapoor. The film will stream exclusively on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
The movie reimagines the classic murder mystery genre with a contemporary, darkly comic edge. It revolves around a group of friends and family who smile, drink, and celebrate together until the silence snaps and long-buried secrets spill out. The stellar ensemble cast includes Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Waluscha De Sousa, Saurabh Shukla, Chandrachoor Rai, Neil Bhoopalam, Koel Purie, Palomi Ghosh, and Rajat Kapoor himself.
This latest offering continues the successful partnership between Zee5 and Applause Entertainment, which has previously delivered diverse hits such as Mithya, Bloody Brothers, and Jab Khuli Kitaab.
&TV Business Head of hindi Zee5 and chief channel officer Kaveri Das said, “Our collaboration with Applause Entertainment has consistently delivered distinct, high-impact storytelling. Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa is a natural progression, reinforcing our focus on genre-led content with a compelling whodunnit premise and a strong ensemble cast.”
Applause Entertainment business head for movies Sunil Chainani added, “This film adds yet another compelling layer to our slate with Rajat Kapoor’s unmistakable voice.”
Rajat Kapoor shared, “What interested me was not just the mechanics of a whodunnit, but the emotional violence that precedes physical violence. These are people who smile at each other, but there’s so much that is not said.”
The film promises razor-sharp writing, layered performances, and simmering tension, inviting viewers not just to solve the crime but to unravel the complex relationships at its heart.
If you love a good murder mystery served with wit and emotional depth, Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa looks set to be your next addictive watch. Mark your calendars, the whodunnit drops on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
