INDIAN CINEMA REACHES A NEW HIGH WITH ‘DUM MAARO DUM’

Grab the edge of your seat and prepare for a high speed tour of Goa’s Underworld from 22^nd April 2011

Indian cinema takes audiences on a high octane trip through the underbelly of Goa’s beach paradise when ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ opens in cinemas across the UK and worldwide on 22^nd April 2011, releasing through Twentieth Century Fox.

‘Dum Maaro Dum’ is set in the exotic Indian beach resort of Goa, and tells the story of six characters whose lives change forever when they become embroiled in the shady and perilous world of the region’s drugs mafia. An edgy, stylised thriller which races through the by-lanes, beach shacks and wild raves of Goa, ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ is a compelling tale of sex, drugs and scandal set against the stunning backdrop of one of the world’s most famous tourist hotspots.

Directed by Rohan Sippy (Bluffmaster, Kuch Naa Kaho) and produced by Ramesh Sippy, who brought audiences one of the greatest classics in the history of Indian cinema, Sholay, ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ features a stand-out soundtrack that moves from haunting Konkanisongs to pulsating dance music by maverick composer, Pritam.

‘Dum Maaro Dum’s’ cast combines Bollywood’s most established and best loved film actors with India’s brightest rising stars. Acclaimed beauty and leading lady, Bipasha Basu, plays ‘Zoe’ – a bright and beautiful young woman who falls foul of Goa’s sinister underbelly. Joining her on screen is the Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan portraying ‘ACP Vishnu Kamath’, a cop on a relentless mission to bring Goa’s drugs barons to justice. Rising star of Indian cinema, Prateik Babbar, plays ‘Lorry’ – a student with huge potential, whose fall from grace is marked by an encounter with a hustler from the wrong side of the tracks. Acclaimed star of the Telegu film industry, Rana Daggubati makes a memorable Bollywood debut as ‘DJ Joki’, a local musician who becomes the film’s unlikely hero.

Starlet Deepika Padukone features in the film’s title track which is already creating waves in the Indian music scene. Bold and explosive, the song is a contemporary remix version of the iconic classic track (originally performed by the daring Zeenat Aman in pioneering 70’s film,Hare Rama Hare Krishna) and is choreographed by famed duo, Bosco and Cesar.

Get ready for a cinematic high when ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ releases through Twentieth Century Fox on 22^nd April 2011, a film which will take audiences on a trip that will have them on the edge of their seats from the title sequence to the end credits.