CityLights is the official remake of Award Winning British-Filipino film ‘Metro Manila’!!
Fox
Star Studios and Vishesh Films who have jointly given us successful
commercial films in the past are all set to give us a path breaking
movie experience with ‘CityLights’, which is all set to release on 1st May, 2014!!
CityLights is an official remake of the international award winning film ‘Metro Manila’
that has received critical acclaim and won awards at ‘British
Independent Film Awards’, ‘Amazonas Film Festival’, ‘Sundance Film
Festival’, ‘Hamburg Film Festival’ apart from being the British entry
for Best Foreign Language Film at the ‘86th Academy Awards’.
The film is directed by Hansal Mehta and stars Rajkumar Rao
who recently wowed the audience and walked away with awards for his
outstanding performance in ‘Shahid’. Interestingly, this movie sees the
return of the director-actor collaboration and from their past success;
we are placing our bets on this movie as well!
CityLights is based on the life of a farmer in Rajasthan who comes to the City of Mumbai with his wife and daughter in hope of a better life. The
challenges they face, their encounter with a big city and how they
rise to meet those challenges nurtured by the power of their love is
what Citylights is all about.
In the words of Mahesh Bhatt, “CITYLIGHTS is a moving love story that begins in a village and peaks in a city.”
Rajkumar Rao is paired opposite actress Patralekha who will be making her debut with this film.
Releasing on 1st May,
2014, CITYLIGHTS will be witness the emergence of a new genre and give
the audiences an altogether new cinematic experience.
