Mumbai, “Gondhal”, the Marathi psychological thriller chosen as India’s official entry for the 99th Academy Awards, could have unique preview screenings in six cities from October 9, forward of its worldwide theatrical launch in six languages, the makers introduced on Friday.
Written and directed by Santosh Davakhar, the movie will likely be previewed in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
The screenings will start on October 9 at 4 theatres every in Mumbai and Pune, adopted by the opposite cities. The previews will likely be held in Marathi and Hindi.
After the previews, the movie will launch extra broadly in Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada in India and abroad, the makers mentioned in a press release.
A date for the broader launch was not introduced.
Set in opposition to the backdrop of Gondhal, a standard ritual of rural Maharashtra that includes music, dance and mythology, the movie revolves round a newlywed couple.
In line with the official synopsis, the movie follows Suman, a suffocating younger bride, who makes use of her lover Sarjerao’s obsession in Gondhal ritual and turns sacred custom right into a lethal chess match.
“Gondhal” stars Ishita Deshmukh, Kishor Kadam and Yogesh Sohoni in key roles.
“For us, these previews are extra than simply early screenings; they’re a chance to carry ‘Gondhal’ again to audiences for whom the theatrical expertise was all the time on the coronary heart of the movie,” Davakhar mentioned.
“It is a story born from Maharashtra’s cultural soil, and we’ve got all the time believed that its ambiance, sound and visible world must be skilled collectively in a theatre. After the honour of representing India on the Oscars, it feels particularly significant to open the doorways of the movie to audiences. I hope viewers enter the theatre with out preconceived notions and permit the story, the tradition and its psychological journey to talk for themselves,” the director added.
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