Paresh Rawal starrer Shastry Virudh Shastry to be screened for Rajya Sabha members
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood veteran Paresh Rawal starrer Hindi film Shastry Virudh Shastry will be screened at Parliament's Library Building in New Delhi for the Rajya Sabha members.
The screening of the film, which is directed by filmmaking duo Nandita Roy-Shiboprosad Mukherjee, will be held at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium, Parliament Library Building at 11:30 pm on March 23.
Apart from Paresh Rawal, Shastry Virudh Shastry- a Hindi remake of Nandita Roy-Shiboprosad Mukherjee's 2017 Bengali film Posto- stars Neela Kulkarni, Mimi Chakraborty, Shiv Panditt in distinct roles.
Paresh Rawal with Shiboprosad Mukherjee | Photo courtesy: PR Team
Expressing his heartfelt appreciation for the film, Paresh Rawal said, "I am simply overwhelmed and touched; for such a wonderful film, that you have given me. I can only say that I love you and I pray to God to grant you a very long life. My career as an actor would have been thoroughly incomplete if I wouldn’t have done this film.
"What a tender film you have made dada! Am thankful that such a subject was handled by someone like you because of the way you go about it, it’s so heart-touching. Dada, I love you very much…thank you for your film."
Shastry Virudh Shastry, which was released in theatres in November 2023, narrates a story of a young boy who gets caught into a legal battle between his parents and grandparents.
The film, which secured a spot on Netflix’s Top 10 list for an impressive 20 consecutive days, was produced by Windows Production and Viacom 18. It was the debut Hindi project of Windows Production, helmed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee.
Nandita Roy with Mimi Chakraborty | Photo courtesy: PR Team
Shiboprosad, on his part, said, "My friend, Debashis Saha, who lives in Delhi, had a long dream that we screen the film in Parliament. With this screening, his dream is coming true and that is a big thing for me. Shastry Virudh Shastry is our first Hindi film that garnered praises from everywhere.
"Once I had met Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi in Mumbai, who had said that a film is like a river that will flow without you knowing. It has happened with this film that found its own audience. I am glad that not only it made it to Netflix Top 10 and retained its position for 20 days, it is now going to be screened for the Rajya Sabha members."
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