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Mohenjodaro
The excavated ruins of Mohenjo-daro in present-day Sindh, Pakistan.
Directed byAshutosh Gowariker
Written by
Produced by Ashutosh Gowariker
Hrithik Roshan
Starring
CinematographyKarl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited byUnkown
Music byA R Rahman
Production
company
AGPPL PVT.
Distributed byUTV Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  •  2016 (2016-India)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi/Urdu

Mohenjodaro (film) is an upcoming Indian romantic period drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Produced by Gowariker and Hrithik Roshan for AGPPL PVT, the film is a love story inspired by one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization of the same name. Hrithik Roshan stars as the male lead with To Be Announced as the female lead.

Principal photography on the film began on October 23, 2014 in India. The film is scheduled to be released sometime in 2016.

Plot[edit]

The story of Mohenjodaro follows the love story of two fictional characters living in one of the world's earliest major urban settlements.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

After the success of Jodhaa-Akbar, Ashutosh Gowariker began developing a new film adaptation of Mohenjo-Daro in May 2010.

Casting[edit]

In March 2014, Hrithik Roshan renewed talks to play the male lead after turning the project down due to prior commitments. His involvement in the film was officially confirmed by Gowariker two months later. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was offered to play the female lead, but turned it down to work on other projects, actresses Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone were also offered the part but dropped out due to other works as well. In May 2014 it was reported that Kareena Kapoor Khan, Priyanka Chopra, and Sonakshi Sinha were testing for the part of the female lead. On June 30, 2014, To Be Announced was added in the cast as the female lead.

Filming[edit]

Principal photography on Mohenjo-Daro began on September 23, 2013.[1] The production on the film occurred at Pinewood Studios in London and also took place throughout England including Blenheim Palace, Windsor Castle, Old Royal Naval College and Black Park. [2] The movie entered post-production in December 2013.[3]

Music[edit]

On June 7, 2013 news confirmed that A. R. Rahman would score the music for the film.

Reception[edit]

Marketing[edit]

A teaser trailer and a poster was released by AGPPL PVT. on ????, 2015.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).

Release[edit]

AGPPL PVT. has not yet scheduled a release date. The film is expected to release sometime in 2016.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DISNEY'S LIVE ACTION "CINDERELLA" BEGINS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN LONDON". The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Studios. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. ^ Busis, Hillary (23 September 2013). "First look at Disney's live-action 'Cinderella' -- PHOTO". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Kenneth Branagh Talks JACK RYAN, Changes Due to Budgetary Reasons, Whether He Will Make Another Shakespeare Movie, CINDERELLA, and More". collider.com. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014. Where are you in production? BRANAGH: We've finished shooting, and I'm editing at the moment, or at least, I will be returning to my editing desk next Monday, and we were editing before Christmas. It's going very well. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 29 (help)
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference release was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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