| 99 Songs | |
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| Directed by | Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy |
| Screenplay by | Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy |
| Dialogues by | |
| Story by | A. R. Rahman Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy |
| Produced by | A. R. Rahman |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Tanay Satam James Cowley |
| Edited by | Akshay Mehta Shreyas Beltangdy |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production companies | Ideal Entertainment YM Movies |
| Distributed by | Jio Studios |
Release dates |
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Running time | 131 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
99 Songs is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy, and co-written and produced by A. R. Rahman (in his maiden production banner YM Movies), who thus makes his debut in both roles, apart from composing the original score and songs. The film co-produced by Ideal Entertainment and distributed by Jio Studios, stars debutants Ehan Bhat and Edilsy Vargas in lead roles, alongside Aditya Seal, Lisa Ray and Manisha Koirala among others in supporting roles.[2] The film is a sensual story about the art and self-discovery of a struggling singer who wants to be a successful music composer.
Rahman had written the script for the film in 2011, and Eros International initially announced plans to produce the film in August 2013. After Eros backed out of the project, Rahman stated that he will produce the film under his own banner, YM Movies. This film is the debut directorial of Vishwesh, who worked as an advertisement filmmaker before Rahman offered him to direct his production. Vishwesh, who is also a musician, is well known for the Mumbai-based hardcore band Scribe. The scripting and finalizing process continued until four years before the film was officially announced in June 2015. The casting process was done by Mukesh Chhabra; around 1,000 auditions took place until the makers finalized Ehan and Edilsy as the lead actors.
Production of the film silently progressed in March 2017 and ended within a year. The cinematography for the film was jointly handled by Tanay Satam and James Cowley, while editing was done by Akshay Mehta and Shreyas Beltangdy. The dialogue for the film was written by Hussain Dalal.
The world premiere of 99 Songs was held at the 24th Busan International Film Festival which was held in Busan, South Korea, where the film was screened in the Open Cinema category on 9 October 2019.[3][4] The film was released on 16 April 2021.[5][6]
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