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Aamir - Kiran to Launch Dhobi Ghat on DVD


'Dhobi Ghat'(Mumbai Diaries) the acclaimed movie from Aamir Khan productions directed by Kiran Rao is to be launched by the couple in a event to be held in Crossword book store at Kemp's Corner, Mumbai on Friday 23rd. The DVD is being released by Excel Home Entertainment. Consumers of the DVD will also stand a chance to watch Aamir's forthcoming Talash with the ace superstar on the first day of release. Aamir and Kiran will be launching the Music CD's, DVD and Blu-ray of Dhobi Ghat.

Says Aamir Khan ,"Dobhi Ghat, I believe is the finest film from our production house. I'm really proud of the way that Kiran has handled this sensitive story and has written such wonderful characters. I am thankful to Excel Home Entertainment for tying up with us once again. Their commitment to high quality home entertainment is unique."

Says Kiran Rao, "The city has a life of its own- throbbing, vital and inclusive; and that is what inspired the film"

Says M.N Kapasi, MD , Excel Home Entertainment "Dhobi Ghat follows the humongous success of Delhi Belly on DVD and will be launched in a special function by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao at Crossword. The launch will feature a small discussion on the film between Aamir Khan , Kiran Rao with a live audience and will be anchored by Naresh Fernandes, a film critic."

The Music CD include tracks by International artist and two times Grammy and Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Amores Perros,The Motorcycle Diaries).The hit track 'Ghat' (composed by Gustavo Santaolalla and Aamir Khan) will also be featured in the Music CD.

Dhobi Ghat premiered in September 2010 at the Toronto International Film Festival. The plot revolves around the teeming metropolis of Mumbai, where four people separated by class and language are drawn together in compelling relationships. Shai, an affluent investment banker on a sabbatical, strikes up an unusual friendship with Munna, a young and beautiful laundry boy with ambitions of being a Bollywood actor, and has a brief dalliance with Arun, a gifted painter who in turn finds inspiration from video tapes left behind by an earlier tenant, a married Muslim immigrant girl. Dhobi Ghat was loved by the audience and finally the much awaited DVD will be unveiled by the talented couple.




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About Aamir Khan Productions: With the release of their 6th film- Delhi Belly, Aamir Khan Productions has maintained a 100% success rate at the box office, and have successfully managed to straddle box office success with challenging and path breaking films, constantly pushing the envelope. This is their 6th film in 10 years.


About Excel Home Entertainment: A division of Excel Productions Audiovisuals Pvt. Ltd. (aka Excel Group), EXCEL HOME ENTERTAINMENT is the exclusive Home Entertainment licensee that handles nationwide marketing, sales and distribution for all Twentieth Century Fox, MGM, HIT Entertainment, Animal Planet, Chorion, Nickelodeon and other Independently acquired titles on Blu-rays and DVDs. It also is a distributor for the interactive games through EXCEL INTERACTIVE and Toys through MY BABY EXCELS for several reputed international and local brands across a wide range of stores throughout India.

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