Pranav Birje | Senior Correspondent
Lyricist, co-director & co-writer Saagar Gupta who hails from Meerut exults!
The internationally acclaimed Hindi feature film Kuch Sapney Apne will be screened on the opening day of the Meerut edition of the very prestigious Jagran Film Festival.
At the Lucknow edition of the Jagran Film Festival where the film was screened last week, a houseful audience of around 600 people saw the film, and highly appreciated the heartwarming narrative of the film.
Born and brought up in Meerut, Saagar Gupta, who has written the screenplay & dialogues, and also penned three beautiful songs for the film exulted, “Homecomings are always special. While accolades and recognition may come from all corners of the world, nothing compares to the warmth and love of returning to your mother’s embrace. For me, Meerut feels like that embrace —a place of comfort and unconditional support. I’m deeply grateful to the Jagran Film Festival for giving us the chance to share our film with the wonderful people of Meerut. For a mother her child is always special, so I am sure that the people of my hometown will also connect with and appreciate our film.”
He is also the co-director of the film alongwith Sridhar Rangayan.
The three songs he has written have been composed and sung by the very eminent artists of today’s times – “Din Jo Dhal Gaya” composed and sung by Vishal Bhardwaj alongwith Rekha Bhardwaj; “Udaa Udaa Udaa” is sung by Shaan; and “Tu Sunn Zara” is sung by Shashwat Singh and Sushant Divgikar.
Hailed as ‘a rich emotional landscape where love, betrayal and redemption intertwine’, the 2 hour film recently received a UA certification, suitable for 16 years and above audiences.
This romantic drama stars Mona Ambegaonkar, Shishir Sharma, Satvik Bhatia, Arpit Chaudhary and Abhay Kulkarni in pivotal roles. It features songs by Vishal & Rekha Bhardwaj, Shaan, Shashwat Singh & Sushant Divgikar.
Shot in Mumbai, South India and Sweden, its cinematography by Subhransu Das has been praised by critics who feel “the visual quality of the shots by DP Subhransu Das allow more of the environment and its inhabitants to spring forth and amplify the emboldening spirit of the story.”