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Abhishek
Bachchan on a campaign of public appearances
to promote 'Delhi 6'
Ghaziabad/
Noida (UP): Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan promoted
his latest movie 'Delhi 6' by making maximum public appearances
in at least six cities in a span of 12 hours. Hundreds
of loud cheering and whistling fans surrounded Abhishek
as he entered an up market mall located in Ghaziabad in
Uttar Pradesh. Abhishek spoke at length about this promotion
idea which he had in mind since last one year. "I thought
it would be a wonderful way to promote the film because
usually when we promote our films, we tend to center on
the metros of our country. I thought it would be nice
way to promote the film which doesn't come under the category
in the sense like Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai,"
he said.
Bollywood's
latest flick 'Delhi 6' gets star studded premiere in Delhi
Earlier in Delhi, loud cheering and whistling echoed in
the air as over a hundred eager fans stood outside a movie
theatre to catch a glimpse of Bollywood glitterati that
descended upon the Capital for the premiere of 'Delhi
6'. The actors, including the cast and crew of the film,
caused much euphoria and frenzy amongst the star stuck
Delhiites.
Directed
by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who shot to fame with his
phenomenal 'Rang De Basanti', 'Delhi 6' captures life
in the narrow by-lanes of New Delhi. The film, starring
Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor, is Mehra's third directorial
venture after 'Aks' and 'Rang De Basanti'. Riding high
on the success of 'Rang De Basanti', Mehra said expectations
were equally high for 'Delhi 6'. "We are keeping our fingers
crossed. Expectations are high," he said. The title of
the film 'Delhi 6', is inspired by the postal code of
an area in Delhi where the story is based. This area houses
the famous Chandni Chowk and the Mughal era monuments
of Jama Masjid and Red Fort. Betraying nerves on the first
public screening of the film, Sonam Kapoor, one of the
lead actors, said, "I'm nervous with anticipation." The
story revolves around Roshan who comes back from New York
to India with his ailing grandmother. He doesn't know
that this quick trip will turn into the longest journey
of his life. Citing similarities between his screen role
and his real life persona, Abhishek said, "I'm so excited.
I hope audience love the film. I found a lot of similarities
and that's why I was really keen to do the film." The
story of 'Delhi-6' is placed against the backdrop of the
ancient walled city of Delhi. The movie released today
across the country.
- Feb 24, 2009
