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Vinod Kapri’s award-winning Pyre sets October theatrical release
Pyre is a Hindi film directed by Vinod Kapri.
It will be shown in theatres on October 23.
The story is about an older couple living in Uttarakhand.
Their children have moved away to find better opportunities.
The couple quietly waits for them while sharing their home and memories.
Two local people, Padam Singh and Hira Devi, play the main characters.
Neither of them had acted before.
The film has won 18 awards around the world.
Famous artists including Mychael Danna, Patricia Rommel and Gulzar also worked on it.
Vinod Kapri’s Hindi film Pyre will release in theatres on October 23.
The film follows an ageing couple in Uttarakhand whose children have moved away for better opportunities.
Retired Army soldier Padam Singh and farmer Hira Devi, both local residents with no prior acting experience, play the couple.
Pyre has won 18 international awards, including 15 Best Film honours.
Mychael Danna composed the music, while Patricia Rommel edited the film and Gulzar wrote a song.
- Who
- Filmmaker Vinod Kapri, actors Padam Singh and Hira Devi, and collaborators including Mychael Danna, Patricia Rommel and Gulzar.
- What
- The Hindi film Pyre is scheduled for theatrical release after winning 18 international awards.
- Where
- The film is set in Uttarakhand and will release in theatres.
- When
- October 23; the articles do not specify the year.
- Why
- It tells a story about an ageing couple’s love and their relationship with children who have moved away for better opportunities.
Key facts
- Film
- Pyre
- Director
- Vinod Kapri
- Theatrical release
- October 23
- Setting
- Uttarakhand
- Awards
- 18 international awards, including 15 Best Film honours
- Music
- Composed by Mychael Danna
- Distribution
- Cinepolis
Quotes
Vinod Kapri
Filmmaker and director of Pyre
“Pyre is ultimately a film about love between two people who have spent their lives together, and between parents and their children. I wanted to tell this story through two people who had lived that life themselves.”
telegraphindia.com
“Finding Padam Singh ji and Heera Devi ji was extraordinary. Their relationship, silences and emotions brought a truth to the screen that conventional actors could never have recreated.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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