Irrfan Khan's 'The Song of Scorpions' to premiere at Locarno Film

| PTI | Jul 13, 2017, 14:38 IST

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Filmmaker Anup Singh's 'The Song of Scorpions', which stars Indian actor Irrfan Khan and Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, will have its world premiere at the 70th Locarno Film Festival.

The movie is the second collaboration between Irrfan and Anup after 'Qissa'. It also stars veteran actress Waheeda Rehman and Tillotama Shome.

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Irrfan and Golshifteh will attend the premiere. This year's opening night film is Noemie Lvovsky's dark drama 'Tomorrow and Thereafter', starring Mathieu Amalric. And the festival will close with a rock tribute film from Kevin Merz titled, 'Gotthard One Life, One Soul.'

Other films include the critically lauded 'The Big Sick', starring Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan; 'Atomic Blonde' with Charlize Theron and James McAvoy; 'Good Time', starring Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Jason Leigh; and 'What Happened to Monday?', starring Glenn Close, Noomi Rapace and Willem Dafoe.

Actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz will receive the festival's 2017 excellence award and Nastassja Kinski will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award. A total of 18 films will compete for this year's Golden Leopard. The festival runs from August 2-12.

Indian actors who made us proud in Hollywood

After ruling the Bollywood with hits like ‘Tamasha,’ ‘Bajirao Mastani,’ ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela’ and ‘Piku,’ Deepika Padukone featured in Vin Diesel starrer Hollywood action film ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage.’

Bollywood’s ‘Desi Girl’ Priyanka Chopra is India’s first truly global superstar, who made her dream debut in Hollywood film ‘Baywatch’ and also starred in American TV series ‘Quantico.’ Priyanka has made umpteen appearances in Hollywood talk-shows, red carpets and has also been featured on international magazine covers. (Photo: Instagram)

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is Hindi cinema’s icon, who has been entertaining the masses for several decades. The actor with brooding eyes and rich baritone was seen in Leonardo DiCaprio starrer Hollywood film ‘The Great Gatsby.’

Former Miss World turned Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of the most loved Indian faces in Hollywood. Aishwarya was seen in Hollywood films like ‘Bride and Prejudice,’ ‘The Mistress of Spices,’ ‘Provoked’ and ‘The Pink Panther 2’

Irrfan Khan is a seasoned Bollywood actor and a powerhouse performer, who starred in international films like ‘A Mighty Heart,’ ‘The Namesake,’ ‘The Darjeeling Limited,’ ‘Partition,’ ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ ‘New York, I Love You,’ ‘Hisss,’ ‘The Amazing Spider-Man,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘The Jungle Book’ and ‘Inferno.’

Bollywood actress Tabu is a National Award winning actress, who was bestowed with Padma Shri in 2011. The acclaimed actress has starred in international films like ‘The Namesake’ and ‘Life of Pi.’

Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor starred in Danny Boyle’s Oscar winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’ Anil played a villain in Tom Cruise starrer Hollywood action spy film ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ and featured in American TV series 24.

Indian actress Freida Pinto became a global star after featuring in Danny Boyle’s Oscar winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’ The actress was seen in several American and English films like ‘You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger,’ ‘Miral,’ ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘Trishna,’ ‘Black Gold,’ ‘Immortals,’ ‘Girl Rising,’ ‘Desert Dancer,’ ‘Knight of Cups’ and ‘Unity’ to name a few.

Late actor Om Puri was a celebrated actor who performed in both mainstream and parallel cinema. Om Puri was a prolific actor, who featured in international films like ‘City of Joy,’ ‘Wolf,’ ‘The Ghost and the Darkness,’ ‘My Son the Fanatic,’ ‘Such a Long Journey,’ ‘East is East,’ ‘The Mystic Masseur,’ ‘The Parole Officer,’ ‘White Teeth,’ ‘Code 46,’ ‘Charlie Wilson's War,’ ‘West is West,’ ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’ and British television serial ‘The Jewel in the Crown.’

Bollywood’s most versatile actor Anupam Kher has acted in several cross-over and English films like ‘Bend It Like Beckham,’ ‘Banana Brothers,’ ‘Bride and Prejudice,’ ‘The Mistress of Spices,’ ‘Lust, Caution,’ ‘Gandhi Park,’ ‘The Other End of the Line,’ ‘You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger,’ ‘Breakaway,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ ‘Midnight's Children’ and ‘A Family Man.’

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