Mumbai: Oscar winning music composer Rahman is composing signature tune for 17th Mumbai Film Festival which will be held from October 29th to November.
Oscar winning musician A.R Rahman is composing signature tune for 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival and this is the first time festival has a signature tune. Anupama Chopra who is director of festival said that, it is an honor having Rahman on board.
Mumbai Academy of Moving Image will organize this Mumbai film festival from October 29th to November 2015. A.R. Rahman made a statement that, “The festival is about creating, celebrating and promoting cinema. I am very happy to be part of this and I think people of Mumbai and other parts of country come together and must be part of this festival”.
The signature tune will be used in a special promo film that may be played during the festival. The tune will be played in full at the opening ceremony on October 29. The festival’s campaign film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane features A-list names like Shyam Benegal, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Kangana Ranaut, Nimrat Kaur and the festival chairman, Kiran Rao.
In the film, the celebrities tell their personal stories for their special relationship with Mumbai and their desire for cinema. Filled with personal insights about what the city has meant to them and their careers, the campaign film will be released across platforms and will be played in PVR Cinemas across the country.