Film centred
around women, to have be launched by women from the film and television
industry, worldwide.
Women in Film and Television (India)(WIFT),will launch
the first trailer of Anubhav Sinha’s Gulaab
Gang on their social
media pages comprising of over 3000 fans. The trailer will launch at midnight,
across the social networking pages of the film’s actors and Producer Anubhav
Sinha as well. Inspired by true events, 'Gulaab
Gang' talks about pink
sari-clad women activists who protest against the social injustice in the
Bundelkhand region of central India.
WIFT
will also send out an emailer to all its WIFT India members requesting to put
the first look of the movie Gulaab
Gang as their status, on the
10th January, 2013 at 12.00 am IST. The international WIFTI will also do the
same across 50 chapters globally.
WIFT is dedicated
to providing a dynamic global platform to facilitate exchange of ideas,
accelerate professional development and recognize the achievement of women in
film, television and other screen-based media. As the film, Gulaab Gang is said to be a tribute to all
the women in the country, WIFT aims to pay a tribute to
all the women in the entertainment industry—a time when women are spearheading
every aspect of entertainment.
Anubhav
Sinha, Producer of Gulaab Gang said, “I
thought that allowing WIFT to release the trailer of Gulaab Gang would be apt
as a tribute to the women in our industry who toil for cinematic and television
perfection, daily here and across the world. The trailer is our token to them,
appreciating their work.”
According
to Petrina D’Rozario, Founder
president, WIFT (India), “WIFT is so proud to launch the first trailer of Gulab Gang starring strong women in the lead which
is a barometer to the rise in women centric movies.”
Produced by Anubhav Sinha and
presented and co-produced by Sahara Movie Studios and Bharat Shah, Gulaab Gang is directed by first-time director, Soumik
Sen. Starring Madhuri Dixit-Nene and Juhi Chawla, the two actresses will come
together for the first time on-screen in a film that highlights women empowerment in rural India.
Gulaab Gang is slated for a March 7,
2014 release.