''Friends Forever'' to be screened at Cannes film fest

Mumbai, May 3 (UNI) ''Friends Forever'', featuring an animated character who helps the heroine to succeed in life and love, will be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival beginning from May 17.

Promos of the film produced by Celluloid Dreams were well received at the FICCI convention in Mumbai recently.

A press release issued here said ''Friends Forever'' is India's first attempt at bringing on screen an animated character along with live action sequences. It's a love story that revolves around ''Zampano'', a 3D animated character, who helps the heroine succeed in life and love.

''Friends Forever'' is an anomalous concept that focuses on the emotional bonding between the 3D character and the main leads and how they face life and its ups and downs together.

Directed by Soumitra Ranade, the film, besides animated character Zampano, also features Ashmit Patel, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Shweta Konnur, Vivek Shaque, Atul Prachure, Tinnu Anand, Zareena Wahab, Vijayendra Ghatge and Sheena Bajaj.

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