Internet a tool to connect films with youth:
Sharmila
IANS - 8/25/2009 Kolkata,
Aug 25 (IANS) Modern-day communication tools like
internet can enhance the interaction among movie
buffs across the globe, said film actress Sharmila
Tagore here Tuesday.
Launching the website for Big Pictures' Marathi film
"Samaantar" at a multiplex here Tuesday, Tagore said
the message and trends of Indian cinema can be taken
to the young generation better through the internet,
as they are the most tech savvy group.
"The interaction among the eclectic audience will be
enhanced due to such modern-day tools. Due to this
website, the tech savvy youth will be informed of
the new trends in Indian cinema," she said, with the
film's director-actor Amol Palekar by her side.
This is Tagore's maiden engagement with Marathi
films.
Palekar and Tagore have come together after more
than 30 years since pairing in their Bengali super
hit film "Mother" in the late 1970s.
"Samaantar" (Parallel folds) is an intense story
about the parallel lives of Keshav (Palekar) and
Shama (Tagore) crossing each other in the twilight
of life. It is set for release Sep 4.
Big Pictures is the motion pictures brand of
Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd - the flagship media
and entertainment arm of the Indian conglomerate
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.
Kolkata,
Aug 25 (IANS) Modern-day communication tools like
internet can enhance the interaction among movie
buffs across the globe, said film actress Sharmila
Tagore here Tuesday.
