Marathi film Lapachhapi premieres at the Brooklyn Film Festival

Marathi film Lapachhapi premieres at the Brooklyn Film Festival

It was the World Premiere of the film Marathi film Lapachhapi on June 5, 2016. Brooklyn Film Festival, Windmill Studios... a moment to cherish for India and Marathi cinema. This was the first ever Marathi film at Brooklyn and the first Indian horror at the festival since 19 years of inception.

The filmmakers were very well appreciated for their efforts and the turnout was quite good despite the fact that there were thundershowers that lashed Brooklyn last evening.

"The response of the audience was superb. They emoted at the right places and we knew that the film was struck the right chord not just with the Indian diaspora but the locals in the US as well and that was the marketing strategy from day one," says S Ramachandran, Associate Producer of Lapachhapi.

As for the director, he handled a series of questions post screening with elan. "It was a good audience and they understood the film despite the fact that we were showing the film in Marathi albeit with English subtitles," he says.

Jitendra Patil, the producer of Lapachhapi knew that this was a battle won. And now to fight the war.

Incidentally Lapachhapi did not just have the world premiere at the festival. it was also the official selection at the festival, making it the first Indian horror at Brooklyn and the first Marathi film ever at Brooklyn since 19 years of its inception.

The film stars Make In India fame Pooja Sawant, veteran Marathi superstar Usha Naik, and TV heartthrob turned film actor Vikram Gaikwad in stellar roles.

Lapachhapi has story by Vishal Furia, Screenplay & Dialogues by Vishal Kapoor, cinematography by Chandan Kowli, Dinesh Poojari as editor, Satish Bidkar as art director, Deepak Joshi as executive producer, Make up by Subhash Shinde, costumes by Vrushali Kulkarni.

The music of the film has been done by Ranjan Patnaik, Tony Basumatary and Utkarsh Dhotekar with lyrics by Swayeshree

Director Vishal Furia, producer Jitendra Patil, Co producer Meena Patil and Associate Producer Ramachandran Srinivasan at the Brooklyn Film Festival Red carpet

Lapachhapi Associate Producer Ramachandran Srinivasan poses for the cameras with US director Neal Dhand, Lapachhapi producer Jitendra Patil and director Vishal Furia and acclaimed US Cameraman Paul Hinson at the Premiere of Lapachhapi at the Brooklyn Film Festival on Sunday, June 5, 2016

Lapachhapi Associate Producer Ramachandran Srinivasan meets up with Joey King, actress from White House Down and Conjuring at the screening of the latter's film Borealis at the Brooklyn Film Festival

Lapachhapi Associate Producer Ramachandran Srinivasan poses for the cameras with US filmmakers Leslie McCleave and Sarah Pirozek at the Brooklyn Film Festival