CANNES RED CARPET EMBRACES SAFED
AR Rahman unveils the first look of Meera Chopra-starrer and Sandeep Singh’s directorial debut at the prestigious film festival
Meera Chopra’s upcoming film Safed is garnering eyeballs for all the right reasons. It is the directorial debut of Sandeep Singh and also stars Abhay Verma. The poster of Safed was unveiled during the 75th Cannes Film Festival by legendary music maestro and Academy Award winner AR Rahman on May 21.
Abhay and Meera Chopra, along with Sandeep Singh, producer Vinod Bhanushali and co-producers Vishal Gurnani and Juhi Parekh Mehta, were in attendance at the event.
AR Rahman is all praise for the film. He says, “I saw the teaser, and it’s very intriguing, colourful and very important. I wish the entire team all the best. Shine on.”
Sandeep shares, “It’s an honour that worldrenowned music composer, AR Rahman, has blessed us by launching my directorial debut’s first look during the 75th Film Festival at Cannes. It’s a dream come true.”
Abhay is elated about the international waves his film is making. “Every actor’s ambition is to have a debut film that goes to Cannes, and I feel blessed and privileged to be living it. My director Sandeep’s trust and faith in me made this journey really memorable. I’m still pinching myself over the fact that I was featured on the poster launched by our nation’s pride, AR Rahman,” he gushes.
Meera, too, can't contain her excitement. She says, “Safed is a special film to me. It is all because of Sandeep, who chose this story as his directorial debut. It is heartening that such an important film is making the right noise thanks to its poster being launched at Cannes, that too by AR Rahman!”
Producer Vinod concludes, “This year, India is the ‘Country of Honour’ at Cannes and Safed finding its place in the festival is a proud and fantastic moment for all of us. It is humbling that AR Rahman unveiled the film’s poster for the world today.”
Presented by Bhanushali Studios Ltd and Legend Studios, Safed is about the truth about the society that is rarely seen but exists. Its producers include
Ajay Harinath
Singh and
Sandeep
Singh. It is also co-produced by
Kamlesh
Bhanushali and Zafar
Mehdi.