Love Sonia all set to go to United Nations

Love Sonia all set to go to United Nations

After winning the heart of audiences in London, Melbourne & India, Love Sonia is all set for a special screening at the United Nations in New York on Oct 11, the International Day of the Girl Child. This is the first official screening on US soil and Love Sonia is the film Indian film to be officially invited by the UN for a special screening. The screening will be hosted by the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime and Indian anti-trafficking organization, Apne Aap Women Worldwide.

 “Art is a powerful advocacy tool to raise awareness and we hope this beautifully acted thoughtful film will move people to take action against the scourge of sex rafficking,” said Simone Monasebian, Director of the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime.

According to the UNODC, human trafficking is the third largest crime in the world, involving billions of dollars and victimizing thousands of people, especially women and children.

Survivors of prostitution from Apne Aap supported and consulted the filmmakers by sharing their life stories with the director and the actors, showing them the red light areas of Kolkata and were on the set during filming.

"It’s an honor for us to screen our film Love Sonia for the United Nations. I feel privileged and am looking forward to the screening on the 11th October in New York!” shared director, Tabrez Noorani.

Co-Producer Amar Butala said, “Love Sonia has been winning hearts since the first time we showed the film. And this invite for an Indian film to the UN goes to show that sheer hard work pays off beautifully. Overwhelmed, excited and overjoyed by this special invite from UN for our film.”

"The process has resulted in an authentic film about the horrors of sex-trafficking inspired by real life events. Those who see, Love Sonia, will understand the cruel dynamics of trafficking in its truest form Apne Aap hopes that all the countries of the world who see Love Sonia at the UN will  come together to end this evil," said Ruchira Gupta, Founder of Apne Aap.

The screening will be followed by a reception to honor the Love Sonia team. Apne Aap will give The Last Girl award to an undisclosed recipient to be revealed in the next week or so.

Last year this award was given by Apne Aap to Ashley Judd.

Love Sonia is a story of hope and courage, a super hero without super-powers. A 17 year old who will travel across India, Hong Kong and Los Angeles to rescue her sister from the nexus that runs human trafficking across continents. Like all inspiring underdog films, the character of Sonia goes on a perilous journey all and reveals a greater truth.  The journey of a young girl, Love Sonia has already won hearts at screenings in London and Melbourne.

The film has a strong ensemble cast starring Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Rajkummar Rao, Sai Tamhankar, Adil Hussain, Anupam Kher, Demi Moore, Mark Duplass with Freida Pinto and introducing Mrunal Thakur and Riya Sisodiya.

Tamasha Talkies and Samraaj Talkies in association with India Take One Productions, Cinemantra Entertainment and Media & Dynasty Consulting Group present Love Sonia. The film is Tabrez Noorani's directorial debut, produced by the Academy Award nominated producer of Life of Pi, David Womark and Tabrez Noorani. Co-produced by Amar Butala and Executive Producers include Shalini Thackeray, Deepak Nayar and Pravesh Sahni. The Dynasty Consulting Group was instrumental in setting up the movie. Zee Studios released the film in India.  Love Sonia released in India on 14th September and will soon be releasing on China.

Love Sonia Behind The Scenes

Love Sonia Behind-The-Scenes 'Building the Brothel' 

OUT Now!

The makers of LoveSonia have released the behind-the-scenes video 'Building the Brothel' -  the place where Sonia's journey began!
Please find below the links:

Youtube:  bit.ly/BuildingTheBrothel-LoveSonia

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/LoveSoniaMovie/status/1041663244228648960

5 Compelling Reasons Why Love Sonia is Must Watch!

5 Compelling Reasons Why Love Sonia is Must Watch!

Love Sonia that created a storm in International Festivals for its remarkably brilliant plot released in theatres today! Directed by Tabrez Noorani, Love Sonia, the story of an Indian village girl who gets caught in the cuff of prostitution is set to shock us and give us an outdoor view on the unforgiving truths of the world!

Here are 5 compelling reasons why you should definitely watch Love Sonia:

       1.       Hard-hitting Story

Love Sonia tells the story of two sisters, Sonia (Mrunal) and Preeti (Riya) whose lives change after their poor farmer father, (Adil Hussain) sells off Preeti to a procurer due to poverty. Sonia, who loves her sister dearly, moves to Mumbai in search of her and gets trapped in the vicious world of human trafficking herself. 

2.       Grey Characters

Every character in the film is well thought of and explored further to bring in elements of change and perspective. Unlike other mainstream films, there are no good guys or bad guys in Love Sonia. In fact, each character lies somewhere in between black and white shades, portraying grey layers of qualities that one will find quite difficult to judge.  

3.       Excellent Cinematography

Every part of the film is shot in actual locations whether it is the town towards north of Maharashtra where Sonia’s family resides or the brothel where Sonia ends up in Mumbai’s red light area. Every scene, every frame, and every shot is thoroughly given texture to, in order to bring out the reality of the plot.

4.       Extensive Research and Direction

Tabrez Noorani’s direction has really played an important role in making the film leave an impact on the audience. It took 13 years for him and David Womark to turn this hard-hitting story into reality. The detailing of the research done by the two producers reflects in every part of the film and will definitely leave you stunned and surprised by the harsh realism.

5.       Reality Check

Love Sonia is an Independent film that has received massive support and appreciation worldwide. There’s a really strong message that lies right in the heart of the film. The real story of a young girl’s fight for survival and the exposure to the social evil that prevails in the society we live in, is unsurprisingly true.

Catch Love Sonia in theatres near you now!

The film has a strong ensemble cast starring Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Rajkummar Rao, Sai Tamhankar, Adil Hussain, Anupam Kher, Demi Moore, Mark Duplass with Freida Pinto and introducing Mrunal Thakur and Riya Sisodia.

Directed by Tabrez Noorani, Love Sonia is produced by Tamasha Talkies, David Womark, and Tabrez Noorani. Presented by Samraaj Talkies in association with India Take One Productions, Cinemantra Entertainment, Media Dynasty Consulting Group, and Prime Focus Group, the film is slated to release on 14th September 2018.

Mrunal Thakur was the biggest prankster

Mrunal Thakur was the biggest prankster 

on the sets of Love Sonia

 Tabrez Noorani’s Love Sonia, a film that took closely 13 years to bring to the fore will be hitting the theatres on 14th September. While the theme of the film may be hard-hitting, to keep the environment light on set, Mrunal Thakur who plays the character of Sonia would be often seen playing pranks on the cast and crew!

One such incident was when Mrunal played a prank on Sai Tamhankar’s spot boy. “Shooting in the scorching locales of Grant Road, Mrunal kept a water spray in handy always. This time, instead of cooling her face, she aimed for the spot boy. She pretended to sneeze on his face when actually it was just the water spray doing its wonders! The mighty prankster, Mrunal targeted every member on set and got away with it each time! The spot boy’s face fell but Sai continued to play along. Nevertheless, all’s well that ends well, everyone was all smiles by the end of this comical episode”, said a source.

We must say, Mrunal sure knows how to keep the humor alive even in the midst of unbearable heat!

The film has a strong ensemble cast starring Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Rajkummar Rao, Sai Tamhankar, Adil Hussain, Anupam Kher, Demi Moore, Mark Duplass with Freida Pinto and introducing Mrunal Thakur and Riya Sisodia.

Love Sonia is the shocking story of a young Indian village girl played by Mrunal whose life is tumultuously and irrevocably changed when she gets entrapped in the global sex trade while trying to save the one person she is closest to, her sister.

Directed by Tabrez Noorani, Love Sonia is produced by Tamasha Talkies, David Womark, and Tabrez Noorani. Presented by Samraaj Talkies in association with India Take One Productions, Cinemantra Entertainment, Media Dynasty Consulting Group, and Prime Focus Group, the film is slated to release on 14th September 2018.

Love Sonia Behind-The-Scenes

Love Sonia | Behind-The-Scenes 'Action Junction' OUT Now!

The makers of Love Sonia has released the behind-the-scenes video 'Action Junction', 

bringing you the most challenging sequences from the film.

Click to Watch: 

YouTube-  http://bit.ly/ ActionJunction-LoveSonia

Twitter- https://twitter.com/LoveSoniaMovie/status/1039115528609181696

Love Sonia, Dialogue Promo 'Manish Meets Sonia' OUT Now

Love Sonia, Dialogue Promo 'Manish Meets Sonia' OUT Now

Ahead of its release next week, the makers of 'Love Sonia' 

have released the dialogue promo 'Manish Meets Sonia' from the film. 

Please find below the links;

YouTube: http://bit.ly/ LoveSoniaDP2 

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ LoveSoniaMovie/status/ 1037622194098950144 

Tamasha Talkies and Samraaj Talkies in association with India Take One Productions, Cinemantra Entertainment and Media & Dynasty Consulting Group present Love Sonia. 

The film is Tabrez Noorani's directorial debut, produced by the Academy Award-nominated producer of Life of Pi, David Womark and Tabrez Noorani. Co-produced by Amar Butala and Executive Producers include Shalini Thackeray, Deepak Nayar, and Pravesh Sahni. The Dynasty Consulting Group was instrumental in setting up the movie. Zee Studios will release the film in India. 

Love Sonia releases on 14th September 2018.

Love Sonia Dialogue Promo OUT Now

Love Sonia Dialogue Promo OUT Now!

The makers of Love Sonia have released a Dialogue Promo Video titled - "Welcome to Mumbai" 

This chilling promo of the hard-hitting story is sure to intrigue you more!

Here are the links:

Bit.ly/LoveSoniaDP1

http://bit.ly/LoveSonia-Welcom eToMumbai  

https://twitter.com/ LoveSoniaMovie/status/ 1036899722429001728

The film stars an ensemble of acclaimed actors like Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Rajkummar Rao, Sai Tamhankar, Adil Hussain, Anupam Kher, Demi Moore, Mark Duplass, and Freida Pinto alongside debutants Mrunal Thakur and Riya Sisodiya in powerful roles.   

Tamasha Talkies and Samraaj Talkies in association with India Take One Productions, Cinemantra Entertainment and Media & Dynasty Consulting Group present Love Sonia. The film is Tabrez Noorani's directorial debut, produced by the Academy Award nominated producer of Life of Pi, David Womark and Tabrez Noorani. Co-produced by Amar Butala and Executive Producers include Shalini Thackeray, Deepak Nayar and Pravesh Sahni. The Dynasty Consulting Group was instrumental in setting up the movie. Zee Studios will release the film in India. 

Love Sonia releases on 14th September 2018

It was my dream to work with Demi Moore

Love Sonia Actress, Mrunal Thakur: It was my dream to work with Demi Moore someday

Hollywood actress, Demi Moore has been the queen of hearts of many! Sharing screen space with her is always on the wish list of both Hollywood and Bollywood actors. Mrunal Thakur, who is now stepping into Bollywood with Tabrez Noorani’s directional debut, Love Sonia, got the opportunity to work with the international star, Demi Moore in her debut itself. Mrunal finds herself as a lucky exception!

Commenting on the film, Mrunal said, “Love Sonia will always be very close to my heart, not only because this is my debut, but also because I got an opportunity to work with Demi Moore. I’ve grown up watching her films and it was my dream to work with her someday.”

Sharing her experience of working with Moore, Mrunal said, “She was fabulous on the set and wouldn’t leave the studio floor until everyone packed up. I remember a scene in which I had to cry and she helped me a lot. Tabrez Noorani had not told me that she was part of the project. So, while the scene required me to look shaken and low, I was trying to contain my excitement upon seeing her. She and I also had a long chat about sex trafficking in Los Angeles and how the NGOs, she works with have rescued girls.”

Love Sonia is the story of an Indian village girl who gets trapped in the dark world of human trafficking as she tries to save her sister.

The film has a strong ensemble cast including Freida Pinto, Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao, Richa Chadha, Anupam Kher, Adil Hussain, Sai Tamhankar, Sunny Parwar, Demi Moore, Mark Duplass, Noorani is introducing Mrunal Thakur as well as Riya Sisodiya.

Directed by Tabrez Noorani, Love Sonia is produced by Tamasha Talkies, David Womark, and Tabrez Noorani. Presented by Samraaj Talkies in association with India Take One Productions, Cinemantra Entertainment, Media Dynasty Consulting Group and Prime Focus Group, the film is slated to release on 14th September 2018

It’s the Magic of Girl Power

It’s the Magic of Girl Power on the Sets of Love Sonia

 

 It is quite rare to find chemistry between co-stars off the screen even when their bond is mind-blowing onscreen. It is inspiring to see and experience powerful women support each other, nevertheless

At the time of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, the world saw the warm friendship between three extremely gifted actresses, Richa Chadha, Mrunal Thakur, and Freida Pinto. The bond that formed during the shooting of the film, Love Sonia, has stayed even months after that. Mrunal Thakur feels lucky to have Richa and Freida besides her as she is starting her journey into the Bollywood Industry. The amount of love and support she has received from the two and the rest of the world is overwhelming.

The girl gang stood as pillars of strength alongside their director, Tabrez Noorani throughout different International screenings of the film. They had a gala time with each other promoting the film in the global circuit. After receiving love from all over for the trailer and the story of Sonia, the team is extremely excited about the release of the film now in India.

Love Sonia is the outrageous story of a young Indian village girl, Sonia whose life tumultuously changes when she and her sister gets thrown in the global sex trade market. Trying to save her sister, Preeti, the one person she is closest to, Sonia travels from India to Los Angeles.

The film has a strong ensemble cast including Freida Pinto, Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao, Richa Chadha, Anupam Kher, Adil Hussain, Sai Tamhankar, Sunny Parwar, Demi Moore, Mark Duplass, Noorani is introducing Mrunal Thakur as well as Riya Sisodiya.

Tamasha Talkies and Samraaj Talkies in association with India Take One Productions, Cinemantra Entertainment and Media & Dynasty Consulting Group present Love Sonia. The film is Tabrez Noorani's directorial debut, produced by the Academy Award-nominated producer of Life of Pi, David Womark and Tabrez Noorani. Co-produced by Amar Butala and Executive Producers include Shalini Thackeray, Deepak Nayar, and Pravesh Sahni. The Dynasty Consulting Group was instrumental in setting up the movie. Zee Studios will release the film in India. Love Sonia releases on 14th September 2018.

Mrunal Thakur’s casting in Tabrez Noorani’s Love Sonia

Mrunal Thakur’s casting in Tabrez Noorani’s Love Sonia 

has been very extensive

Tabrez Noorani’s upcoming film, Love Sonia is already touring across International Film Festivals and has been appreciated for its intriguing portrayal of the dark universe, lesser known. Not just a master plot but the choice of faces to justify each character, in turn creates an impact screenplay. While we already know the trailer has created a massive impact on the audience, we’ve now learned about an interesting trivia about the casting of Mrunal Thakur in the film.

The Marathi movie fame, Mrunal was shortlisted out of 2500 faces who had auditioned for the role of Sonia. The casting of the film was very crucial for the makers as the entire story revolves around the agony, Sonia is put into. The script demanded someone who is young, innocent but has a strong mindful inclination at the same time. 

Tabrez Noorani, while talking about the extensive research the team had put in, quoted, “We went through 2,500 girls and an extensive casting process to find her. We looked everywhere across different cities in India, we looked for Indian girls in LA, parts of Canada and the UK. So, we really went through several auditions before we found Mrunal. First time when we actually saw her, I think it was a mixture of her vulnerability and innocence. At the same time, you could tell that there is a strong girl which we needed and the minute she auditioned we knew that she is Sonia.”

Murnal seems equally excited with the kind of opportunity she has received. Commenting on the same, she added, “As an actor, you want to fit in every role and be able to portray it with the best of your abilities. But little did I imagine that I would get an important role in my first film itself. The character is the heart and soul of the film. I hope all the hard work put by Tabrez and all of us actors in the film is liked by the audiences.”

Love Sonia narrates the journey of a young village girl Sonia, played by Mrunal, whose life irrevocably changes when she’s exposed to the unsolved maze of global sex trade while trying to save her sister from this heist. 

The film stars an ensemble of acclaimed actors like Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Rajkummar Rao, Sai Tamhankar, Adil Hussain, Anupam Kher, Demi Moore, Mark Duplass, and Freida Pinto alongside debutants Mrunal Thakur and Riya Sisodiya in powerful roles.   

The trailer has already created a massive buzz amongst the audience and the movie is sure to fulfill our expectations and beyond this September.

Tamasha Talkies and Samraaj Talkies in association with India Take One Productions, Cinemantra Entertainment and Media & Dynasty Consulting Group present Love Sonia. The film is Tabrez Noorani's directorial debut, produced by the Academy Award nominated producer of Life of Pi, David Womark and Tabrez Noorani. Co-produced by Amar Butala and Executive Producers include Shalini Thackeray, Deepak Nayar and Pravesh Sahni. The Dynasty Consulting Group was instrumental in setting up the movie. Zee Studios will release the film in India. Love Sonia releases on 14th September 2018

Even My Bra were from Red Light Freida Pinto reveals

Freida Pinto reveals interesting trivia about her upcoming film, Love Sonia

Freida Pinto took to Instagram to reveal interesting behind the scenes trivia about her character from the upcoming film, Love Sonia.

 

The film has a strong ensemble cast including Freida Pinto, Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao, Richa Chadha, Anupam Kher, Adil Hussain, Sai Tamhankar, Sunny Parwar, Demi Moore, Mark Duplass, Noorani is introducing Mrunal Thakur as well as Riya Sisodiya. Love Sonia is scheduled to release in India on 14th September 2018.