National Award winning actor Dhanush and the internationally acclaimed director Ken Scott teamed up for the French-English film The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, which is a comedy-adventure that marked the Hollywood debut of Dhanush.
The film is slated to hit the screens on June 21 and will also be dubbed and released in Tamil under the title Pakkiri.
Dhanush took to Twitter to announced the release of the film, He tweeted, "Delighted to share with all of you that my first International Film #TheExtraordinaryJourneyOfTheFakir is releasing in India, United States, Canada, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Nepal on the 21st of June. Thrilled to share this very special journey with all my fans."
Delighted to share with all of you that my first International Film #TheExtraordinaryJourneyOfTheFakir is releasing in India, United States, Canada, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Nepal on the 21st of June. Thrilled to share this very special journey with all my fans.
— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) May 21, 2019
Based on the novel penned by Romain Puertolas titled The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe, the film stars Dhanush as Ajatashatru "Aja" Lavash Patel a Mumbai-based street magician who tricks people into believing that he has supernatural powers and convinces them to fund his trip to Paris.
The star cast also includes Bérénice Bejo, Erin Moriarty, Barkhad Abdi and Gérard Jugnot. The film has been bankrolled by Luc Bossi and Jon Goldman. Music for the film was composed by Nicolas Errèra, with Vincent Mathias working with the camera. The film was shot extensively in India, France, Italy, and Libya.
Speaking about the actor, the film’s director Ken Scott has been quoted by the Indian Express as stating, “When I worked with Dhanush, I discovered a great actor and an amazing personality. It was a great experience during the Paris premieres and the press screenings to realise that the French audience and media felt the same about him and experienced the same delight and sense of wonder watching Dhanush in our film.”
The film premiered on May 30 last year in France and received positive reviews. Nicolas Errèra has composed music for this venture with Vincent Mathias wielding the camera. It may be mentioned here that the film got a standing ovation on its premiere in France and Dhanush’s performance in it was lauded by all.
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