Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd (PNC) has announced that it has started work on making Shakti Samantas famous action thriller Howrah Bridge, starring legendary actors Ashok Kumar and Madhubala, and featuring two of the most successful songs in Hindi film history, composed by O P Nayyar. The original film, shot in black and white in 1958, is a cult classic and also starred Helen in her most famous cabaret number, K N Singh, Om Prakash, Madan Puri, Mehmood and Minoo Mumtaz.
The film is being made by the Company as a tribute to the genius of Shakti Samanta, one ofBollywoods legendary film makers, and the animation work will be done by Florida-basedMotion Pixel Corporation, who are already partnering the Company on five animation film projects.
Following Howrah Bridge, the Company has also acquired the rights to make animation versions of two other Shakti Samanta films; Amar Prem, starring Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore, and Barsaat Ki Ek Raat, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee. This is our way of reviving some of the grand old classics of Indian cinema and introducing them to the new generation of movie goers, says Pritish Nandy, Chairman, the Company.
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