KAALO-THE DESERT WITCH is all set to haunt on December 17, 2010. KAALO is the first ever Indian creature horror film. It is also the first ever Indian horror film shot completely in broad day light. The film stars Aditya Shrivastav (CID fame), Swini Khara (Cheeni Kum fame), Paintal and Abhijit Satam amongst others.
The film has won two awards at the South African Horrorfest where it was declared the best film. This is the first ever Indian film to win the Best Film Award in South Africa horror fest. Cinematographer Pushpank Gawade won the Best Cinematographer Award as well for his camerawork in the film which was helmed by VFX specialist and also the director of the film, Wilson Louis. The film is presented by Jayantilal Gada's Pen India Private Limited.
The unveiling of India’s first creature horror as well as day horror film KAALO - THE DESERT WITCH was done successfully at a suburban lounge where the celebs from the television world kept pouring till wee hours. A celebration party was thrown by the producer of the film, Yash Patnaik (Rang Badalti Odhni fame) whose film KAALO won the best film at the South African horror fest. The presenter of the Dhaval Gada said that there was a lot of expectations from the day horror movie which is one of its kind.
The entire cast and crew of KAALO was present. Swini Khara (CHEENI KUM fame) who is the lead of the film made it to the event despite an exam early next morning. She was in fact the youngest at the lounge. “I have an exam tomorrow but I didn’t want to miss the chance of noticing people’s reaction when they see the first look of the film”, says the young Swini.
T he first to come was Aditya Shrivastav (CID fame) who is Swini’s co-star in the film. Aditya didn’t lose a single minute praising the young girl. “KAALO is a film about saving the young girl played by Swini Khara by a witch named KAALO. This is the first time I worked in a horror film and I enjoyed each and every minute of it. The film has really come out well and I wish it does well”, says Aditya.
Aditya was followed by Hemant Pandey who was in a relaxed mood all night long and entertained everybody with his set of jokes. The director of the film Wilson Louis wore a tee which read, “Hell was full so I am back” and shared his set of horror stories with the guests. Sharad and Kirti Kelkar posed for the shutterbags.
“This is our first venture into films and by the response we got for KAALO in SA horror fest I am certainly touched. I was overwhelmed when KAALO was declared the best film there. We hope we get the same response here in India and people love the movie”, says Yash Patnaik of Beyond Dreams Entertainment.
Munisha Khatwani was heard talking about her new shows. Deepak Tijori dropped in late was seen chatting with Pankaj Dheer. Rajev and Rakesh Paul walked in and out together. Rajesh Khera, Madhurima Tulli, Karan Mehra, Nisha Rawal, Anagsha Biswas, Chetan Ghade, Sunaina, Usha Bachani, Asheish Roy, Ashish Vidhyarthi were some of the celebs who partied till late.
Director Lalit Marathe, actress Sheela Sharma, Aditya ‘Kachra’ Lakhia, Daya Shetty of CID fame, Gaurav Gera, Prashant Kumar, Khushboo Grewal, Jasbir Kaur, Parvez Damania and many more from the film and TV fraternity graced the occasion which went on till the wee hours of the morning. After all it was a moment to celebrate. A horror film from India had won an international award for the first time ever.
The film has won two awards at the South African Horrorfest where it was declared the best film. This is the first ever Indian film to win the Best Film Award in South Africa horror fest. Cinematographer Pushpank Gawade won the Best Cinematographer Award as well for his camerawork in the film which was helmed by VFX specialist and also the director of the film, Wilson Louis. The film is presented by Jayantilal Gada's Pen India Private Limited.
The unveiling of India’s first creature horror as well as day horror film KAALO - THE DESERT WITCH was done successfully at a suburban lounge where the celebs from the television world kept pouring till wee hours. A celebration party was thrown by the producer of the film, Yash Patnaik (Rang Badalti Odhni fame) whose film KAALO won the best film at the South African horror fest. The presenter of the Dhaval Gada said that there was a lot of expectations from the day horror movie which is one of its kind.
The entire cast and crew of KAALO was present. Swini Khara (CHEENI KUM fame) who is the lead of the film made it to the event despite an exam early next morning. She was in fact the youngest at the lounge. “I have an exam tomorrow but I didn’t want to miss the chance of noticing people’s reaction when they see the first look of the film”, says the young Swini.
T he first to come was Aditya Shrivastav (CID fame) who is Swini’s co-star in the film. Aditya didn’t lose a single minute praising the young girl. “KAALO is a film about saving the young girl played by Swini Khara by a witch named KAALO. This is the first time I worked in a horror film and I enjoyed each and every minute of it. The film has really come out well and I wish it does well”, says Aditya.
Aditya was followed by Hemant Pandey who was in a relaxed mood all night long and entertained everybody with his set of jokes. The director of the film Wilson Louis wore a tee which read, “Hell was full so I am back” and shared his set of horror stories with the guests. Sharad and Kirti Kelkar posed for the shutterbags.
“This is our first venture into films and by the response we got for KAALO in SA horror fest I am certainly touched. I was overwhelmed when KAALO was declared the best film there. We hope we get the same response here in India and people love the movie”, says Yash Patnaik of Beyond Dreams Entertainment.
Munisha Khatwani was heard talking about her new shows. Deepak Tijori dropped in late was seen chatting with Pankaj Dheer. Rajev and Rakesh Paul walked in and out together. Rajesh Khera, Madhurima Tulli, Karan Mehra, Nisha Rawal, Anagsha Biswas, Chetan Ghade, Sunaina, Usha Bachani, Asheish Roy, Ashish Vidhyarthi were some of the celebs who partied till late.
Director Lalit Marathe, actress Sheela Sharma, Aditya ‘Kachra’ Lakhia, Daya Shetty of CID fame, Gaurav Gera, Prashant Kumar, Khushboo Grewal, Jasbir Kaur, Parvez Damania and many more from the film and TV fraternity graced the occasion which went on till the wee hours of the morning. After all it was a moment to celebrate. A horror film from India had won an international award for the first time ever.
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