Fashionista and theatre actress Rupali Suri's film
'Dad... Hold My Hand' recently premiered to a warm reception at Cinema Indien;
a film festival organized under the India Unlimited programme by the Embassy of
India at Stockholm in Sweden. The movie was so appreciated that a repeat
screening was also arranged.
But Rupali who plays a key role, does not sound ecstatic
about the praise. Reason being, the writer-director of the movie Arun Frank is
no more.
Frank, who spearheaded more than a dozen TV projects
earlier, was no ordinary director. In the late 90s, Frank was dubbed 'the most
successful success machine' for Indian television. He churned out serial after
serial, soap after soap, like nobody's business.
In fact, there was a time when he simultaneously directed
television projects, rushing to and fro from one set to another and shooting with
various production units at the same time. It was as if Frank was in a race
against time. Little did he realize that his life actually would not give him
much more time.
"This feature film is Mr Frank's directorial debut
in Bollywood. It was a project extremely close and special to him,"
reminisces Rupali, mourning the maker's demise. "I wish he was there to
witness the response his film is getting," she says.
Rupali plays the lead's fiancé Ria in the film starring
Denzil Smith, Ratna Pathak and Jayesh Kodwani. Produced by Wet Grass Films and
presented in association with Bad Girl Films (UK), 'Dad... Hold My Hand' is
made entirely in English and shot in London and Mumbai. The film is expected to
do more rounds of festival circuits, before releasing in India and the West. (Image Courtesy - Dale Bhagwagar Media Group)
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