CHENNAI, INDIA. Film producer and writer Jim Sanjay of SIMPL MEDIA met with investors yesterday in Chennai, India to discuss the shooting schedule for his new Tamil and Hindi feature film based on marriage scheduled to start production February 8th. “We have done extensive research on this film concept following the release of our telefilm, VEDHA. We are producing this on a pure investment basis with a combination of star appeal and a quality script,” Mr. Sanjay said.
The film, targeted for cinema release later this year, is a story about a couple struggling with their marriage. Vijay (Sumeet Pathak) is a 29 year old bachelor who attends church because he is interested in beautiful Sneha (Neetu Chaudhary), a member of the church. While standing outside the church waiting to catch a glimpse of Sneha, Vijay talks with Johnny Bhai, played by Hindi film powerhouse Johnny Lever, Sneha is watching Vijay, although in a typical Indian fashion, does not let him know. She confides in her friend and family counselor, Dr. Sheetal about Vijay, while Vijay talks to Johnny Bhai. Though an amusing series of events, Vijay finds that he is now engaged to Sneha, much to the anger of his parents and the consternation of Dr Sheetal and Johnny Bhai.
The plot moves on as they quickly marry and get wrapped up in raising their children in essentially a Christ-less marriage. Vijay climbs in his company to Vice President. Their relationship deteriorates, she leaves him, their children become brats. When his boss’s beautiful daughter, Jyothi (Mansi Lal), fails to seduce Vijay, she becomes his enemy. The major crisis in the film comes when Sneha falls ill and is diagnosed with an advanced brain tumor. Vijay eventually realizes he really does love her. The sickness brings total chaos in the family. Insurance is exhausted. Vijay is forced to raise money for his wife’s treatment by selling his possessions. Wife’s sickness starts affecting his job. Things go from bad to worse as Jyothi threatens him with dismissal and his creditors hound him. Sneha fall into a coma and quickly goes from a Minimally Conscious State to a Persistent Vegetative State and the doctor tells Vijay she is brain dead and is on “life support apparatus” and there is no hope for recovery – he should turn off life support.
His boss offers that Vijay should marry Jyothi and inherit all the boss’s money.
He runs to Dr. Sheetal in anger and frustration, discovering his friend Johnny Bhai at the Drs home group. Running out he meets a blind beggar who tells him that him to have faith and disappears.
In the end, Vijay makes the right decision and God intervenes in the situation in a realistic typically Indian fashion.
The film is scheduled to start shooting February 8th using the innovative Red Camera direct to Digital Cinema using QUBE CINEMA and is expected to be in cinemas in May. The DVD version will have more Christian content and have a compendium DVD on marriage. The film is replete with original songs, the star force of Johnny Lever, (a committed Christian with his own dramatic testimony of his coming to faith and the healing of his son), professional actors, directors and a storyline that is guaranteed to attract the non-Christian target audience in a difficult environment.
