First Indian movie shot in Amazon rain forest.
Kolkata, 4th January 2017: After a successful and on-going run at the theatres in Bengal, Amazon Obhijaan, the most expensive Bengali movie ever produced is set for arivetingdebutnationally. Amazon Obhijaan, produced by SVF - eastern India’s largest movie production house, will be released nationally on 5th January in 5 different Indian languages- Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Assamese andOdia. While the Hindi version has been titled as Amazon Abhiyan, the mega-budget film will be called Amazon Adventure in rest of the languages.
Commenting on this, Mahendra Soni- Co-founder, SVF said, “We are a company driven by the passion called cinema and strive towards bringing the best possible experience for our audience. We are thrilled with the overwhelming response that Amazon Obhijaan has received in Bengal. We are confident that people across all age groups will love the way we have brought Amazon on screen.”
Amazon Obhijaan is the sequel to the 2013 blockbuster Chander Pahar which, at the time, broke all records for being the most successful Bengali film ever made in Bengal. The story of Amazon Obhijaan written, scripted and directed by the doctor-turned-director Kamaleswar Mukherjee delves into the deep jungles of the Amazonia. The expedition led by the Bengali cinestar Dev playing the explorer Shankar Choudhury is touted as a visual treat to watch for families specially children who love adventure. Veteran Brazilian actor David James plays the role of Marco Florian and Indian based Russian actress Svetlana Gulakova plays Marco’s daughter Anna Florian who joins Shankar to the mysterious yet endearing journey to El Dorado.
Amazon Abhiyan/ Amazon Adventure will be released in theatres across Mumbai, Maharastra, Rajasthan, Delhi, Punjab, UP, Andhra, MP, Chattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala etc.
The Bengali version- Amazon Obhijaan has already created history in Tollywood in terms of Box Office collections since its release on 22nd December and even reached the rare magic figure for a Bengali cinema – Rs. 1 Crore collections on a single day.