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Amitabh Bachchan to Headline Courtroom Drama 'Section 84'

MUMBAI, INDIA / ACCESSWIRE / June 5, 2023 / Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan will headline Ribhu Dasgupta's courtroom drama thriller "Section 84."

Reliance Entertainment Studios Private Limited, Monday, June 5, 2023, Press release picture

The film is produced by Reliance Entertainment, Film Hangar and Saraswati Entertainment in association with Jio Studios.

This film will mark Bachchan and Dasgupta's third collaboration after the critical success of Sony Entertainment Television India's 2014 miniseries "Yudh" and 2016 film "Te3n."

Reliance Entertainment has been active in the distribution space recently, releasing Steven Spielberg's Oscar contender "The Fabelmans" in India, which it also coproduced, and striking a deal for the international distribution of "Faraaz," "Bheed" and "Afwaah" with T-Series and Benaras Mediaworks.

Dasgupta said: "I feel happy, blessed and honored to collaborate with Sir [Bachchan] again. Looking forward to it."

Vivek B. Agrawal, producer, Reliance Entertainment, said: "It's an honor to have Mr. Bachchan on board in our next film and I'm thrilled to be starting this adventure with him and Ribhu in ‘Section 84.'"

Sameer Chopra, VP marketing, Reliance Entertainment, said: "We are absolutely delighted to start work on ‘Section 84.' Mr. Bachchan's unparalleled superstardom paired with Ribhu's amazing story-telling craft would make ‘Section 84' an incredible watch for audiences worldwide."

Jio Studios is a part of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's media empire. Recent credits include Busan 2022 selection "The Storyteller" and "Bhediya," starring Varun Dhawan. The outfit's upcoming 2023 marquee title is Rajkumar Hirani's "Dunki," starring Shah Rukh Khan, who is currently white hot at the box office with the global success of "Pathaan."

The last courtroom drama starring Bachchan was Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's "Pink" (2016).

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About Reliance Entertainment

Reliance Entertainment is one of India's largest content studios, having produced and distributed more than 400 films that have grossed over $1 billion at the global box office. As a vertically integrated media company focused on India, the fifth largest media and entertainment market globally according to FICCI & EY, Reliance has proprietary new media assets across animation and gaming, which monetize the Company's proprietary film IP library across new media platforms. Reliance invests in film production companies and intellectual property, maintaining a rich content portfolio across multiple Indian languages and relationships for digital distribution with Netflix, Amazon, Disney+Hotstar and other platforms. Reliance films have won 29 national awards since 2008, and the Company works with some of the most prominent directors and stars in India.

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IMAC is special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, on January 15, 2021. IMAC was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

IMAC is led by its founder, Shibasish Sarkar, a media and entertainment industry leader with more than 27 years of corporate experience handling multiple verticals across films, television, animation, gaming content and operations of digital and new media platforms.

To learn more, please visit: https://www.imac.org.in.

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SOURCE: Reliance Entertainment Studios Private Limited



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