Tigers (film)
| Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Danis Tanovic |
| Produced by |
Prashita Chaudhary Kshitij Chaudhary Guneet Monga Anurag Kashyap Cedomir Kolar Marc Baschet Andy Paterson Cat Villiers[1] |
| Screenplay by |
Danis Tanovic Andy Paterson |
| Story by | Danis Tanovic |
| Starring |
Emraan Hashmi Khalid Abdalla Geetanjali Thapa Supriya Pathak |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Cinematography | Erol Zubcevic |
| Edited by | Prerna Saigal |
Production company | |
Release dates | 2016 (expected) |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language |
Hindi English German |
Tigers (initially titled White Lies)[2] is a 2014 Indian-International film directed by Danis Tanovic, starring Emraan Hashmi.[3][4][5] The film's music will be composed by Pritam. It has been selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[1][6] The film is based on a real-life story, about a salesman working the pharmaceutical industry in Pakistan, discovers its truths, while selling baby formula products, and tries to fight against the system.[1]
The film is a joint production between Cinemorphic, French production company ASAP Films and Sikhya Entertainment.[7]
Plot
Ayan (Emran Hashmi) is a young, recently married salesman who gets a job peddling locally made drugs to pharmacies and doctors. Despite the fact that the Pakistani-manufactured pharmaceuticals he sells are much cheaper than those sold by Western competitors, no one will trust or buy products that lack major brand names. His wife encourages him to apply for a job with Lasta, a large multinational, and Ayan is hired on a trial basis. It's not long before his natural charm and knack for glad-handing make him into a minor star, and Lasta expands his responsibilities. However, one day he is devastated to see first-hand what the selling of baby formula really means in certain cases. Shocked, Ayan sets out to challenge the system and the powers that be.
In a neat piece of narrative structuring on Tanovic's part, this David-and-Goliath story is told partially through the eyes of a film crew making a documentary on Ayan's astonishing findings. But the power of Tigers lies in his willingness to push his film out onto the streets of Pakistan and into the face of a system where narrow interests prevail, and an honest man doing the right thing is castigated and threatened, and finally sees his life endangered. Music Composed By Pritam And Background Music Composed By Puneet Dixit
Cast
- Emraan Hashmi as Ayan [8]
- Geetanjali Thapa as Zhainab
- Danny Huston as Alex
- Khalid Abdalla as Nadeem
- Adil Hussain as Bilal
- Maryam d'Abo as Maggie
- Satyadeep Mishra as Dr. Faiz
- Heino Ferch as Michael [9][10]
- Sam Reid as Frank
- Supriya Pathak as Ayan's mother
- Vinod Nagpal as Mustafa
- Inayat Sood as Nurse 1
- Kanwal Baidwan as Nurse
References
- 1 2 3 "Tigers". TIFF. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
- ↑ "Emraan Hashmi's international debut Tigers to premiere at Toronto". Bollywood Hungama News Network. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ Emraan Hashmi plays a poor Pakistani in 'White Lies' - Indian Express
- ↑ If I stop taking risks, I will eventually crumble: Emraan Hashmi - Times Of India
- ↑ Emraan Hashmi: Taking big risks brought me success | NDTV Movies.com
- ↑ "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Emraan Hashmi signs Danis Tanovic’s next, Anurag Kashyap to co-produce". Hindustan Times. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3004774/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
- ↑ Maryam d'Abo
- ↑ Emraan Hashmi gets a Bond gal - Entertainment - DNA
External links
- Tigers at the Internet Movie Database
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