bRaghu Romeob Locarno Intenational Film Festival Selection

[Kailashnath Koppikar]

BREAKING NEWS: <BR> <BR>"RAGHU ROMEO" the new feature film directed by Rajat Kapoor, has been invited to the 56th Locarno International Film Festival for the Piazza Grande screenings. <BR> <BR>With Vijay Raaz (the wedding contractor in "Monsoon Wedding") in the lead, the film promises to be worldwide success on the lines of "Monsoon Wedding" and "Bend It Like Beckham". <BR> <BR>If you can't catch it at Locarno, do write to us for a screener and more details. <BR> <BR> <BR>------------------------------------------------------------ <BR> <BR> <BR>CONTACT US FOR THE BEST OF INDIAN CINEMA: <BR> <BR>Kailashnath Koppikar <BR>METAMUSE GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT <BR>B-705 Glen Gate <BR>Hiranandani Gardens <BR>Powai <BR>Mumbai 400 076 <BR>India <BR>Tel.: +91-22-25702215 <BR>Cell: +91-(0)-9820034213 <BR>Email: <A HREF="mailto:kailash@metamuse.net">kailash@metamuse.net</A> <BR> <BR> <BR>------------------------------------------------------------ <BR> <BR> <BR>"Raghu Romeo" <BR> <BR>Year: 2003 <BR>Language: Hindi (English Subtitles) <BR>Format: 35 mm <BR>Color/B&W: Color <BR>Genre: Comedy <BR>Duration: 100 min. <BR> <BR>Credits: <BR>Director: Rajat Kapoor <BR>Story: Rajat Kapoor <BR>Screenplay & Dialogues: Rajat Kapoor (Screenplay) / Saurabh Shukla (Dialogues) <BR>Camera: Rafey Mahmood <BR>Music: Pritam <BR>Lyrics: Sanjeev Sharma <BR>Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Kavita Krishnamurty, Kunal Ganjawala <BR> <BR>Cast: Vijay Raaz, Saurabh Shukla, Sadiya Siddiqui, Maria Goretti, Virendra Saxena, Vijay Patkar <BR> <BR>Note: Starring Vijay Raaz of 'Monsoon Wedding', the film is a contemporary comedy. Set amidst the backdrop of dance bars and a lower middle class tenement, the film takes a hilarious look at what happens when a television soap opera becomes a reality for the hero who finds his daily escape amidst its lead characters. <BR> <BR>Synopsis: Raghu is a man who takes television rather too seriously. The 30-year-old waiter in a ladies dance bar lives with his widowed mother in a ramshackle lower middle class tenement. A dancer Sweety is in love with Raghu, and a gangster 'Brother' is in love with Sweety. One shining light inspires Raghu to coast through his humdrum existence with a semblance of equanimity - the ideal woman 'Neeta', who is unfortunately a character in the long running hit television soap opera 'Dard Ka Rishta' (Relationship of Grief). Reshma, the actress who plays Neeta is hardly like the character she portrays. What happens when reality collides with fantasy? A madcap adventure that ends with Raghu finally growing up. <BR> <BR> <BR>------------------------------------------------------------ <BR> <BR>METAMUSE GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT <BR> <BR>We are glad to inform you of the formation of a new company to explore new horizons for Indian Cinema. Metamuse Global Entertainment will focus on taking the best of Indian Cinema worldwide. <BR>On the production side, Metamuse is promoting projects with an international appeal. These include 'LAAJO' based on Ismat Chugtai's story 'Gharwali' to be directed by Paresh Kamdar and "MITHYA" a Bollywood tale with a twist to be directed by Rajat Kapoor. <BR> <BR>On the distribution aspect, with a catalogue covering the best of contemporary Indian cinema including the new wave in Indian films as well as classics representative of the golden years of Indian cinema and a selection of the finest in art cinema, Metamuse Global Entertainment is in a position to offer you quality premium Indian entertainment to help you take advantage of the growing interest in Indian cinema around the globe. <BR> <BR>One of the highlights of our catalogue is the new film 'RAGHU ROMEO' has been invited for the Locarno International Film Festival this year. This film has great potential to succeed worldwide on the lines of 'Monsoon Wedding' and 'Bend It Like Beckham'. <BR> <BR>Our catalogue also includes documentaries, short films and T. V. Series that stand out in their richness of content. <BR>Metamuse Global Entertainment is formed by, <BR> <BR>Kailashnath Koppikar, whose experience in Indian media of over 10 years includes heading Film Finance and Production as well as International Marketing at the National Film Development Corporation and heading International Distribution at Pentamedia Graphics. He has also worked with award winning directors such as Arunaraje, Nandan Kudhyadhi and Piyush Jha. <BR> <BR>Ashok Patrick Pakiam, who has worked in International Marketing in the US, Europe and Japan as well as India, in the fields of entertainment marketing, acquisition, promotion and distribution. He brings to Metamuse his experience of over 6 years in the international media market. <BR> <BR>Metamuse Global Entertainment is building relationships with distributors and agents worldwide in order to achieve its goal of taking Indian Cinema towards new horizons.