Hope Productions promoted by Filmmaker couple R Balki and Gauri Shinde on Thursday said they have partnered with media business veteran Pranab Kapadia as co-producer for all their upcoming productions.
The couple’s production house, Hope which founded in 2011, has backed their critically-acclaimed films such as Cheeni Kum, Paa, English Vinglish, Shamitabh, Padman, Ki & Ka, Dear Zindagi and Mission Mangal. The company has also made a gamut of television commercials.
Hope Productions ropes in Pranab Kapadia
Balki expressed, we are delighted to announce the partnership with Kapadia. “We have known Pranab for about 10 years now, and have always admired his desire to make films and content that not only break the barriers of convention but also tell newer stories, which is well complemented with his sound business acumen.”
“Their unique style of storytelling, creating entertaining content and commercial success out of subjects that are considered taboo, is remarkable. After successfully producing award-winning films and commercials, collecting several accolades at prestigious Film Festivals around the world, their production company Hope Productions is now at the cusp of growth and I am excited to lead this,” he said
Veteran cinematographer PC Sreeram revealed on Saturday that actor Dulquer Salmaan will be teaming up with filmmaker R Balki for an upcoming psychological thriller that is yet to be titled. PC Sreeram, who has worked on several movies helmed by director Balki in the past, took to Twitter to announce the news with fans. Rumours about a new project had been doing the rounds over the past few months. However, there was no official word on the project. Putting an end to the anticipation, Sreeram confirmed the news stating, “My next project with Balki will have Dulquer Salman. It’s a psychological thriller. Eagerly waiting to start work.”
Balki’s last directorial venture was Pad Man, which starred popular Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar in the lead. The movie was based on the life of activist Arunachalam Muruganantham. Pad Man also starred actors Sonam Kapoor and Radhike Apte in the lead roles. R Balki was also on board as a writer for Akshay Kumar starrer Mission Mangal which was released in the year 2019. The ensemble cast of Mission Mangal also included actors Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari, Sharman Joshi, HG Dattatreya and Vikram Gokhale.