Black Friday Movie Preview

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Much delayed and controversial, “Black Friday”, is finally expected to be un-canned in February. The release of the film by Anurag Kashyap has been delayed allegedly due to its graphic detailing of the events that led to the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts and the investigation that followed.

The film has been propped up by support from producer Arindam Mitra, media house Midday and Adlabs Films Ltd. The star cast includes Kay Kay Menon, Pawan Malhotra and Aditya Srivastav.

Controversy seems to be Kashyap’s middle name. His sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll cocktail of a directorial debut, “Paanch”, never made it to the marquee. His next movie, “Black Friday”, had been bogged down with a stay order from court.

The petitioners had alleged that the movie passes a judgement on the accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts. But now it seems that it will finally see the light of the day.

The box-office fate of last Friday’s release “Parzania”, a touching film based on a true-life story set during the Gujarat communal riots, will give some indication of how “Black Friday” will perform on the marquees.

“Parzania” has received rich laurels from critics. The release of the film, which is in English, has been hailed as an important step towards freedom of cinematic expression.

— IANS

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