Fresh after the successful worldwide release
of Arya, Manan looks onto an
honest reflection of relationships in the 25th century with 'The
End'. A subject very close to the filmmaker himself, which he
penned a month after he called off his wedding.
This is Manan's third film as director, fourth as actor/writer, and second as producer and like all Manan's
films, an impressive cast makes up the characters. The protagonist is a very bold strong female character. In
"The End", the protagonist Sonya will be played by Amneek Sandhu, who is no stranger to the big screen, she
has been in crossover Indian-American films (Just Indian, Young Adventures of Van
Hansling) and Bollywood
movies (Kehta Hai Dil Baar Baar with Jimmy Shergill and Paresh
Rawal, Des Hoyaa Pardes with Juhi Chawla). In addition, she will soon be seen in Shaadi Karke
Phas Gaya Yaar starring Salman Khan and Shilpa
Shetty, releasing end of Summer 2005.
Dhaval Mehta is co-directing and co-producing the movie with
Manan. His previous work includes 2 short
films, "Transit" and "Catharsis", both of which he has written and directed. Also, the talented director has a
Music Video to his credit called "The Last Picture Show". To view the trailer for Transit or to get more
information on Dhaval, visit www.truepicturesinc.com.
Talented Shetal Shah joins the cast as Maya. This is Shetal Shah's second film with
Manan. Earlier this
month, Shetal won the best actress award at first ever SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA AWARDS event, for
Arya. This is also first time well known Chinese-American actress Jing
(www.jing.tv) will be working with
Manan, playing the 2nd lead Sue. Singers Sumeet (www.sumeetmusic.com)
& Sanjay Lamba are roped into provide the impressive background score which already promises some excellent tunes .
The movie is currently in post production.
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