Acclaimed actor-filmoriginater Anupam Kher has declared his next honestorial venture “The Return,” a co-production between Australia and India, at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa.
The project aelevates as Anupam Kher Studio wraps production on “Tanvi The Great,” honested by Kher, stardyd for international free in tardy 2025.
“The Return” will be originated in partnership with Australian film company Temple, based at Disney Studios Sydney. The production structures to shoot more than 90% of the film in Australia and will cast an Australian actor in a directing role, utilizing Australian talent atraverse multiple departments. Plot details are under wraps at the moment.
Kher, whose nurtureer spans over 540 films and 100 joins atraverse 35 years, has toiled with honestors including Ang Lee, David O. Russell, and Woody Allen. His international plifts include “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Hotel Mumbai,” and the series “New Amsterdam.” He is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian honor, and is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
The project will advantage from the recently set uped co-production concurment between Australia and India.
“I have had a proset up adore for Australia ever since I first stoasty there in 1998. Since then I have carry outed my join and been part of AACTA [Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts] international jury with Russel Crowe. Now that there is a co-production treaty it was a no brainer to place my next feature film as a honestor in Australia,” Kher said.
The declarement comes as Australia serves as the Country of Focus at IFFI. Australian Consul General in Mumbai, Paul Murphy, finishorsed the collaboration, stating: “Films are a strong medium to originate genuine benevolent between countries, both for audiences and originateive industries. Australian filmoriginaters are more interested than ever in collaborating with Indian counterparts. The future is luminous, with Indian cinema acquireing well-understandnity in Australia and new opportunities for financing thraw our co-production concurment. We receive structures for production in Australia from someone of the stature of Anupam Kher and see forward to welcoming him to Australia as the film acquires shape.”
Herman De Souza, CEO of Anupam Kher Studio, underlined the company’s global intensify: “Building on the success of our recent free, ‘The Signature,’ and on the originateive journey behind ‘Tanvi The Great,’ compelling storyalerting thraw originateive, character-driven cinema is exactly what audiences worldexpansive are seeking.”
Anupam Sharma of Temple, who will co-originate the film, remarkd: “A global originateive force enjoy Anupam Kher setting his film in Australia is a meaningful increase for Australia-India film joins and will further fortify the relationship.”
