Fakt Purusho Mate is a 2024 Gujarati comedy drama film, [1] directed and written by Jay Bodas & Parth Trivedi. [2] It stars Amitabh Bachchan, [3] [4] [5] [6] Yash Soni, [7] [8] Darshan Jariwala, Mitra Gadhavi, Esha Kansara and others. The film is produced by Anand Pandit [9] and Vaishal Shah. [10] The film will be distributed by Rupam Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
The story is set during the sacred 16 days of Shraadh (Kaagvas), Purshottam Darshan Jariwala descends to earth from the afterlife to break his grandson Brijesh's Yash Soni marriage with his childhood love Esha Kansara with all sorts of magic powers up his sleeve. All hells are going to break loose in this absurd comedy of errors, where a spirit pits itself against his grandchild—old, outdated principles vs. the current. The heart of this magical story aims to break the notions of generational patriarchy, and support gender equality.
The film was shot at various locations in Ahmedabad Gujarat. The production design has been carried out by Chirayu Bodas. Costume has been taken care by Ameel Macwan. The song of the film and music has been given by Kedar and Bhargav.
The film release date announced with the video on April 29, 2024. [11] The official poster released on July 7, 2024. [12] The teaser of the film released on July 16, 2024. [13] The film is set to hit the cinemas on 23 August 2024.
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