Priyanka’s banner, on Cannes debut, announces six films

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Priyanka Chopra’s production banner, Purple Pebble Pictures, has registered its presence in the 70th Cannes Film Festival with a slate of at least half a dozen films that are in the works.

Represented in Cannes by the actress’ mother, Madhu Chopra, who helms the company as managing director, Purple Pebble Pictures unveiled the first look of the new Sikkimese film, “Pahuna”, written and directed by Paakhi A Tyrewala. It is scheduled to release in October.

“We’ve been enthused by the success of ‘Ventilator’ to step out into the big wide world of global independent cinema,” Madhu said at an event hosted by the India Pavilion here to unveil the first look of “Pahuna”.

The film, which unfolds entirely in Sikkim and uses many local talents in the junior crew, is about three children who are separated from their parents while fleeing from the Maoist violence in Nepal. “It was a logistical challenge shooting in Sikkim because the state does not have a film industry but the government went out of its way to support the project,” she said.