Heartbeats,
the Hollywood dance movie directed by Duane Adler with Amitash Pradhan and
Krystal Ellsworth in the lead roles is due for release i
n Germany on 10th August 2017 in over 150 screens.
Amitash
Pradhan and Krystal Ellsworth will be attending the Red Carpet screening of the film in Berlin on 9th
August 2017. The movie releases on 10th August thereafter through
Capelight Pictures which is a Berlin based independent film distributor. The
movie has created a lot of buzz in Germany and the official trailer has crossed
2.2 million views. The distributors have lined up an elaborate red carpet event
along with contests on Facebook to promote the film.
Heartbeats
has had a successful stint in the Middle East and South Africa in the months of
May and June this year. It is slated to release in India, Us and UK in the
coming months.
Duane Adler is an American screenwriter, director,
and producer. He is best known for his work on romantic dance films, Step Up 1 & 2, (the highest grossing
dance franchise in the world) Save the Last Dance and Make Your Move.
Amitash of
Chennai is the first actor from South India to play a lead role in a Hollywood
film, after his debut as the antagonist in the blockbuster Velaiyilla Pattadhari
(VIP).
Heartbeats
is a ‘Hollywood meets Bollywood’ genre movie and required intensive dance
movements for which he got trained under Emmy award winner Tessandra Chavez for
the hip-hop style and Shampa Gopikrishna for the Indian moves.
Chennai and
India’s leading cinematographer Ravi Varman has shot the film, making his debut
into Hollywood. Ravi Varman has had a string of popular releases like Ram
Leela, Barfi, Tamasha, Jagga Jasoos and the recent Mani Ratnam film Kaatru
Veliyidai.
Jay Z’s Roc Nation is producing the soundtrack’s
original songs alongside composer Gingger Shankar, an Oscar nominee for The Passion of the Christ.
The soundtrack will feature traditional and current Indian music and American
hip-hop and R&B.
‘Heartbeats’ has been produced by Das
Films, Myriad
Pictures and Bowery Hills Entertainment. The film is co-financed by Dance Network.
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