Citylights Movie Review

Credits

Director: Hansal Mehta Banners: Fox Star Studios and Vishesh Films Cast:Rajkumar Rao, Patralekha Release Date: May 1, 2014

Synopsis

Fox Star Studios and Vishesh Films who have jointly given us successful commercial films in the past are all set to give us a path breaking movie experience with ‘CityLights’, which is all set to release on 1st May, 2014!!

CityLights is an official remake of the international award winning film ‘Metro Manila’ that has received critical acclaim and won awards at ‘British Independent Film Awards’, ‘Amazonas Film Festival’, ‘Sundance Film Festival’, ‘Hamburg Film Festival’ apart from being the British entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the ‘86th Academy Awards’.

The film is directed by Hansal Mehta and stars Rajkumar Rao who recently wowed the audience and walked away with awards for his outstanding performance in ‘Shahid’. Interestingly, this movie sees the return of the director-actor collaboration and from their past success; we are placing our bets on this movie as well!CityLights is based on the life of a farmer in Rajasthan who comes to the City of Mumbai with his wife and daughter in hope of a better life. The challenges they face, their encounter with a big city and how they rise to meet those challenges nurtured by the power of their love is what Citylights is all about. Rajkumar Rao is paired opposite actress Patralekha who will be making her debut with this film.Releasing on 1st May, 2014, Citylights will be witness the emergence of a new genre and give the audiences an altogether new cinematic experience.