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BERLIN, Feb. 10 – Actor Ranveer Singh said that India could be at dawn from a musical revolution with the kind of Hindustani hip-hop that is the subject of the release of his new film at the Berlin Film Festival.
Gully Boy directed by Indian Zoya Akhtar, tells the fictional story of Murad (Singh), a student who lives in a shanty town and temporarily replaces his injured father as a chauffeur. a wealthy family.
He discovers a talent for rap and uses it to vent his anger and the gulf between rich and poor, writing lines on babies who tremble near skyscrapers and cars of the rich, becoming homes great for the poor.
"This film is a film that picks up a genre of music that was essentially clandestine in India until now. Singh said.
"I want it to be the beginning of something because I really think Hindustani hip-hop is a revolution. It's more than just music. It's a musical and social revolution, "he said.
Singh stated that he had grown up listening to rap and that he was" sensational "in his life. have recorded five songs for the soundtrack of the film.
a young man who refuses to accept what his father has taught him – that he can not afford big dreams and that he will not be happy. he should get a steady job – and who defies clbad conventions by secretly attending Safeena (Alia Bhatt), daughter of a doctor.
Safeena is confident and is violently attacking potential lover rivals while Murad is a more sensitive and reserved character
"Traditionally, our films and genre dynamics are structured in a very different way," said Singh, "so this is an aspect of our film of which we are very proud." [19659006] He said that initially he wanted to become an actor to become a virtuous hero with g The muscles that beat other men and defend what is right, but Akhtar had shown a part of him on the screen that was usually reserved for his friends and family.
"Zoya removes very literally and metaphorically all these layers to make the most of them, a very authentic side. of me … a little quieter, more reserved, more introverted and more inwardly sensitive, vulnerable, "he said.
The film – shot in Mumbai – shows slum dwellers collecting garbage, abandoned children preparing to take drugs, gaining their keep and their corrugated iron houses alongside wealthy Indians attending clbady parties, scrapers Modern skies and a group of British tourists with cameras visiting a slum.
This is one of the 400 films screened at the Berlinale festival this year. It runs until the 17th of February. – Reuters
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