Lion is an Australian American British Drama film which is all set to release in India on 24th February 2017.The film had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival. The film has Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara and it also has Priyanka Bose, Deepti Naval, Nawazuddin Siddique and Tannishtha Chatterjee and it has been shot in Kolkata as well as in Australia.
The film revolves around A five-year-old Indian boy who gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Lion has screened at various film festivals like London film festival, Zurich Film Festival and many more. Dev Patel‘s lion has already won various awards and it has also got 4 nominations at the golden globe awards. The four nominations are –
Best motion picture – Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Best original score.
When asked Priyanka Bose, she said “I’m so happy for the team. The filmy truly deserved to have this recognition. It’s been a great journey to have shot and worked on Lion. It’s truly amazing for me as an actor to be part of a team of a film that’s earning great global recognition including the nominations at the Golden Globes now.”
We asked Avinaash Sharma, Director at picture works he said “I’m happy to be presenting the film in India. Lion is a fantastic film and we are glad we bringing such an amazing worthy film to the screens in India.
The film is all set to release in India on 24th February and we cannot wait to watch the film.