First skating film ever
Amole Gupte’s Hawaa Hawaai is
the first ever film based on inland skating. The filmmaker scripted his son’s
dream into 22 drafts, which finally got carved into Hawaa Hawaai. Partho Gupte was
always passionate about learning skating, from the age of 4 he started skating
and he always forced his parents to accompany him to strap him up. That initially
intrigued Amole to take initiative into the sports and he decided to pen it
down in 2008.
Hawaa Hawaai stars Saqib
Saleem who will be mentoring Partho as coach. Partho will get his share of
dreams to live through the film. About skating, Amole says "Skating
is an expensive sport as a pair of inland skates could cost more than a bike.
But I saw the grit of the sport and wanted to make a film on it as it will be a
first on celluloid internationally and skating is Formula One. Either you are
on four wheels in a Ferrari or you are the Ferrari."
Hawaa Hawaai is set to release on May 9th, 2014
