Saturday, September 30, 2017

ARTSBEAT - Film Preview: The Good Maharaja

The film The Good Maharaja, an Indian-Polish production set for a 2018 release tells the true story of how Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar sheltered 1,000 abandoned Polish children in his princely state in British India during World War II. It features Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt in the titular role.
Director Omung Kumar has been working on the big-budget period drama for over 1 ½ years, and intends for it to span across continents. "We have photographs of the Maharaja for reference. We will take certain creative liberties but are trying to keep things as authentic as possible,” said Kumar.  “I wanted to direct this film because it's a superb story."
Poland's parliament last year passed a resolution in honor of the Maharaja on the 50th anniversary of his death.