New Delhi:
Priyanka Chopra is bringing back one of her most iconic Marathi films after a gap of 10 years. The actor has announced Ventilator 2Sequel to the 2016 film the ventilator. Priyanka confirmed that the next part is in the works and is planned to release in 2027. The film will be produced under his production banner, Purple Pebble Pictures, with filmmaker Rajesh Mapuskar also returning as writer and director.
Sharing the news on social media, the actor looked back on the reason behind starting his production company. The makers are yet to share details about the story or the actors who will be part of the sequel.
On Instagram, Priyanka Chopra shared, “10 years ago, with Purple Pebble Pictures, I decided I wanted to tell stories that meant something. the ventilator It was one of those very important stories for us at the company. A decade later, we’re back at it, along with more.”
the ventilatorMapuskar, which won three National Film Awards including Best Director for Best Editing and Best Sound Mixing, follows the Kamerkar family, who gather at a hospital just before Ganesh Chaturthi after an elderly family member is put on a ventilator.
The story showed how family members deal with situations while also confronting old disagreements and rifts between generations.
Priyanka Chopra in an interview after the release of the film Scroll downtalked about his decision to make a Marathi film.
He said, “Many people found it a good script but were skeptical about the production of the film. Some people tried to discourage me from making it in Marathi because my first film, What Ferrari ride was in Hindi, and they thought that if I switched to Marathi, my market would decrease. I was sure I didn’t want to make it in Hindi. It makes economic sense to make the film in Marathi, where better scripts are accepted and projects are wrapped up in record time.”
While Priyanka Chopra played a cameo, Ashutosh Gowariker, Jitendra Joshi, Sulbha Arya, Viju Khote, Satish Alekar and Achyut Potdar played lead roles.
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