Viceroy's House (film)
| Viceroy's House | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gurinder Chadha |
| Produced by |
Gurinder Chadha Paul Mayeda Berges Deepak Nayar |
| Written by |
Paul Mayeda Berges Moira Buffini Gurinder Chadha |
| Starring |
Hugh Bonneville Gillian Anderson Manish Dayal |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Ben Smithard |
| Edited by | Victoria Boydell |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by |
Reliance Entertainment (India) Pathé (UK, France) Fox Searchlight Pictures (USA) |
Release dates | March 2017 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Viceroy's House is an upcoming British-Indian historical drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha and written by Paul Mayeda Berges, Moira Buffini, and Chadha. The film stars Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, and Manish Dayal.
Plot
About the inside life of the Viceroy's House in 1947 during the Partition of India.
Cast
- Hugh Bonneville as Lord Mountbatten
- Gillian Anderson as Lady Edwina Mountbatten
- Manish Dayal as Jeet
- Michael Gambon as General Hastings "Pug" Ismay, Lord Ismay
- Simon Callow as Cyril Radcliffe
- Huma Qureshi as Aalia
- Lily Travers as Lady Pamela Mountbatten
- Om Puri
- Simon Williams as Archie Wavell
- Sarah-Jane Dias as Sameera
- Samrat Chakrabarti as Moshin
- Roberta Taylor as Miss Reading
- Tanveer Ghani as Jawaharlal Nehru
- Denzil Smith as Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Robin Soans as Governor Jenkins
- Lucy Fleming as Lady Wavell
- Neeraj Kabi as Mohandas Gandhi
- Marcus Jean Pirae as Alan Campbell Johnson
- Darshan Jariwala as Guptaji
- Trishaan as Farrukh
Production
On 30 April 2015, it was announced that Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson would star in the historical drama film Viceroy's House to be directed by Gurinder Chadha, which Chadha scripted along with Paul Mayeda Berges and Moira Buffini.[1] The film set in 1947 during the Partition of India, and the life inside the Viceroy's House, would be produced by Chadha, Deepak Nayar, and Paul Ritchie.[1] Pathé and BBC Films would be co-financing the film.[1] On 1 September 2015, more cast was announced including Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi, Tanveer Ghani, Denzil Smith, Neeraj Kabi, Om Puri, Lily Travers, Michael Gambon, and Simon Callow.[2]
Principal photography on the film began on 30 August 2015 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, where it was shot for eight weeks.[3][2]
Release
The film is scheduled to be released in March 2017.[4]
Music
On 12 April 2016, Chadha confirmed that A. R. Rahman is composing the score for the feature.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Wiseman, Andreas (30 April 2015). "Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson topline partition drama 'Viceroy's House'". screendaily.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- 1 2 Mitchell, Robert (1 September 2015). "Gurinder Chadha's 'Viceroy's House' Starts Shoot in India". variety.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ↑ "On the Set for 9/4/15: Michael Fassbender Starts on Assassin's Creed, Margot Robbie Wraps on Suicide Squad". ssninsider.com. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ↑ "BBC Partition Documentary". Bend It Networks. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ Gurinder Chadha [GurinderC] (12 April 2016). "In chennai working with the amazing @arrahman on the score for my @ViceroysHouse can life get anymore inspiring #GeniusAR" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 April 2016 – via Twitter.