After enthralling audiences in India, Sridevi’s 300th film MOM will now release in 30 theatres across Russia under the title MAMA.

Megastar Sridevi, producer Boney Kapoor and their younger daughter Khushi were welcomed by the Indian Ambassador in Moscow Pankaj Saran as they arrived for the premiere of the film in the Russian capital.

The film premiered at a theatre packed with an audience of 400 Russian delegates and cinema aficionados and was received with a warm reception. The audience there continues to fondly remember Sridevi as shouts of “Chandni Chandni” echoed across the auditorium.

Says Sridevi, “It was overwhelming to witness the audience’s reaction to the film. It felt like I was watching it for the first time because there was so much energy in the room.”

Producer Boney Kapoor recalled how his cult film Mr.India directed by Shekhar Kapur released in Russia exactly 30 years ago and how the Hindi film industry’s bond with Russia continues to grow stronger.

Says Boney Kapoor,“It’s freezing right now, too cold to walk, but the locals are celebrating our cinema. While the influx of Hindi films had slowed down in the last few years, we seem to be back with a bang. This is the time for an Indo-Russian collaboration”