'Bel Ami' to release in India March 16

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman-starrer "Bel Ami" will hit the theatres in India March 16.

The English language movie, based on an 1885 novel of the same name, is the story of Georges Duroy who travels through 1890s Paris and uses his wit and power of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.

"Bel Ami", directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, will be distributed in India by PVR Pictures.