Rarely does a regional film strike a chord beyond its home territory. But Chandrashekhar Nagthihalli's hit Kannada film, Amrithdhare, featuring Dhyaan (none other than Bollywood's Sammir Dattani), and Spandana (who stars opposite Dino Morea in the new Kannada remake of Julie), which opened at two theatres in Mumbai, has the rare distinction of having crossed the language barrier.
Amitabh Bachchan and Sammir Dattani
The heartwarming marital drama, about a newly-married couple and their splendid struggle to come to terms with the wife's terminal illness, ends with Dhyaan going all out to fulfill his beloved wife's dying wish — to meet her idol, Amitabh Bachchan!!
AB's only south film
This is the only South Indian film where Bachchan makes an appearance. Sammir Dattani (shooting for Mani Shankar's new thriller in Hyderbad) recalls the experience fondly.
"I'm too young to understand the workings of a marriage. Still, I was told that my performance as the husband was convincing. And to have shared screen space with Amitabh Sir, so early in my career, was a dream come true. Actually, I don't look at Amrithdhare as a regional film; the themes of love and tragedy are universal."
Amrithdhare, with English subtitles, is distributed in Mumbai by Rajshri Films, which also launched Dattani in Hindi films.
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