Star cast of the much awaited movie, “Aarakshan” visits Cinepolis

Aug. 5, 2011 - PRLog -- Cinepolis, the 1st and the only multiplex of Patna today hosted the star cast of the much awaited movie of the year – Aarakshan. Amitabh Bachchan was the star attraction of the evening along with Manoj Bajpai and the director of the movie, Prakash Jha who also owns the P&M Mall. The event was a huge success and patrons were excited to meet their favorite stars.
Commenting on the movie, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, said, "Aarakshan throws light on the education system of India and its shortcomings that are affecting many bright and deserving students.  Prakash Jha has very beautifully narrated this story through his innovative yet exclusive style and I am proud to be a part of this project. It’s a great feeling to be standing in Cinepolis which has changed this city’s identity by bringing here a world class cinema.”
Aarakshan is an upcoming Hindi film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Mnoj Bajpai, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone. Directed by Prakash Jha, who also directed Raajneeti, it is a high voltage socio-political drama based on one of the most controversial policies of caste based reservations in government jobs and educational institutions. Like the majority of Jha's films, it takes on issues about the society and political affairs of India. Most of the shooting took place in Bhopal. The film also stars Prateik Babbar in a significant role and is set to release on August 12, 2011.
Commenting on the opening, Mr. Prakash Jha, Director of Aarakshan and Owner, P&M Mall said, “¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬��¬¬We all have great hopes from Aarakshan and are sure that the movie will receive great response from all over India. Patna is my native city and this special visit is a token of thanks to all Patnaites who have supported me throughout. It’s also a great opportunity for everyone to watch this movie in India’s first International cinema exihibitor, Cinepolis.”
On the occasion, Mr. Ashish Shukla - Head Exhibition, Cinepolis India shared, “Keeping with our commitment to provide a unique cinema experience for the people of Patna, we hosted our first movie promotion in Patna for Aarakshan which is a hard hitting tale of honesty and disquieting truth. It was a pleasure to host great personalities like Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and our patrons were overwhelmed to meet him”
“We shall be bringing many such stars and promotions to the city of Patna to present a magnificent experience for the city’s movie buffs.” Mr. Shukla added.

At Cinepolis, Amitabh Bachchan and the crew of Aarakshan visited different audis and surprised the audience who were already watching their movies. The patrons could not stop raving about the movie and were seen posing and taking autographs with their favorite stars. Harkirat Waraich who is a loyal customer of Cinepolis from Amritsar was also invited to meet with Amitabh Bachchan and Manoj Bajpai.

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Cinépolis India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cinépolis and is the 1st international exhibitor in India. Cinépolis started its operations in India in 2009 at Amritsar and plans to roll out 500 screens by 2016. Cinepolis is the 2010 winner of the ‘Most Admired Retail Launch’ award at the prestigious India Retail Forum
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Cinépolis is the world’s 4th largest movie theater circuit, operating more than 2,480+ screens in 10 countries and serving more than 105 million patrons annually. The company operates its screens under four different brands that span across the ultra premium to the extreme value segments. Cinépolis was the first cinema exhibitor in the world to pioneer the concept of premium and luxury movie theaters via its Cinépolis VIP brand. Founded in 1971, privately held Cinépolis is headquartered in Morelia, Mexico.