It’s a golden alternative for Irrfan Khan‘s followers in India, who can witness the genius of the actor yet another time on the large display screen, a day earlier than his third dying anniversary.
Directed by Anup Singh, the trailer of Irrfan Khan’s movie The Song of Scorpions was unveiled on Wednesday. The movie was launched on the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland again in 2017 and is lastly getting an India launch on April 28.
Set in Jaisalmer’s Thar desert, the movie stars Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani (Body of Lies) who has been forged reverse Irrfan. Waheeda Rehman, Shashank Arora and Tillotama Shome (The Night Manager) can be seen in sturdy supporting roles. Irrfan has labored with Anup earlier in the movie Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost.
The trailer begins with a haunting premise, in which, a person is stung by a scorpion. The late actor performs a camel dealer in this twisted love story of revenge and the redemptive energy of the music. Meanwhile, Farahani performs Nooran, a fiercely unbiased tribal girl, who’s studying the traditional therapeutic artwork of scorpion singing from her grandmother, Zubeida, performed by Waheeda Rehman. According to native myths, the one treatment for positive dying after a scorpion sting is the music of scorpions.
Anup Singh stated, “The film is about choice: you can either choose to breathe out the poison you breathe in or sing a song of love that heals rather than harms. It’s an important film given the times we live in. Irrfan believed in it passionately and I am glad that people will be able to see it soon. It’s an emotional moment for me and the entire team. This screening of the film I hope will bring healing to Irrfan’s family & to all of us who loved Irrfan.”
Anup Singh has additionally relived his recollections of working with the actor in his guide ‘Irrfan: Dialogues with the Wind’, which was launched final 12 months.
The Swiss, French, and Singaporean co-production premiered on the Locarno International Film Festival and obtained rave opinions.
Irrfan’s son Babil Khan additionally shared the trailer on his social media deal with with the caption, “Bringing alive a heart-wrenching tale of love, obsession and betrayal. #TheSongOfScorpions Trailer out now!”
Elated followers reacted to his publish saying, “This would be a must-watch.” Another one wrote, “Wow!! Can’t wait to see Irrfan sir.”
The Chairman of Panorama Spotlight (Production home) Kumar Mangat Pathak stated that he’s equally upbeat about this ‘particular’ movie. He added, “Irrfan is one of the most loved actors across the globe. He touched many lives through his cinematic journey and those who knew him will know he was a man with a heart of gold. As a studio, we worked with him on the film Sunday. It is a privilege and an honour for us to bring the last film (sic) of Irrfan Khan as a tribute to his versatile genius.”
Shivv Sharma and Zeeshan Ahmad, the homeowners of 70mm Talkies, are elated to deliver the movie to Irrfan’s followers in India. “It’s our tribute to the man and actor who has meant so much to so many of us,” they stated.
Irrfan Khan’s The Song of Scorpions is slated to launch in the theatres on April 28.
