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{{Infobox film
| name = The Lovers
| image = The Lovers (2013 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Roland Joffé]]
| producer = Paul Breuls Guy J Louthan Dale G Bradley Catherine Vandeleene
| screenplay = Roland Joffé
| story = Ajey Jhankar
| starring = [[Josh Hartnett]] [[Bipasha Basu]] [[Alice Englert]] [[Tamsin Egerton]] [[Abhay Deol]]
| music = [[Dirk Brossé]]
| cinematography = [[Michael Coulter]] Ben Nott
| editing = John Scott
| studio = Corsan Films Limelight Media [[Bliss Media]] Neelmudra Entertainment
| distributor = Corsan World Sales [[IFC Films]] (US)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|10|25|[[Philip K. Dick]] European Science Fiction Film Festival|2014|5|15|[[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2015|3|13|[[limited release]]}}
| runtime = 109 minutes
| country = Belgium India Australia
| language = English
| budget = $27 million<ref>{{cite news | title= John McTiernan to direct 'Shrapnel'| date= 9 September 2010| publisher= Pamela McClintock| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118023971?refCatId=13| work = Variety| access-date = 2010-10-29 }}</ref>
| gross =
}}
'''''The Lovers''''' (previously known as '''''Singularity''''', released in the UK as '''''Time Traveller''''' and in Belgium under the French title '''''La Prophétie de l'anneau''''') is a 2013 English-language [[romance film|romance]] [[Time travel in fiction|time travel]] [[adventure film]] written and directed by [[Roland Joffé]] from a story by Ajey Jhankar. The film stars [[Josh Hartnett]], [[Bipasha Basu]], [[Alice Englert]], [[Tamsin Egerton]] and [[Abhay Deol]] in lead roles. The film is the tale of an impossible romance set against the backdrop of the [[First Anglo-Maratha War|first Anglo-Maratha war]] across two time periods and continents and centred on four characters—a British officer in 18th century [[Company rule in India|British India]], the Indian woman he falls deeply in love with, and a 21st-century American [[Marine biology|marine biologist]] and his wife.<ref>{{cite news | title= Roland Joffe in India!| date= 12 August 2010| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/news-interviews/28318840_1_indian-woman-film-british-officer| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103193921/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/news-interviews/28318840_1_indian-woman-film-british-officer| url-status = dead| archive-date = 3 November 2012| work= [[The Times of India]]| access-date = 2010-10-30 }}</ref>

==Plot==
In 2020, marine archeologist Jay Fennel ([[Josh Hartnett]]) is brain-dead after trying to save his wife Laura ([[Tamsin Egerton]]) who got trapped exploring the wreck of a colonial British [[East Indiaman]]. The comatose Fennel dreams about the adventures of Captain James Stewart in 1778 [[Pune]], and his romance with a [[Maratha]] warrior Tulaja Naik ([[Bipasha Basu]]).

==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Josh Hartnett]] as Jay Fennel and James Stewart
* [[Bipasha Basu]] as Tulaja Naik
* [[Tamsin Egerton]] as Laura Fennel, Jay's wife
* [[James Mackay (actor)|James Mackay]] as Charles Stewart, James' brother
* [[Alice Englert]] as Dolly
* [[Simone Kessell]] as Clara Coldstream
* [[Abhay Deol]] as Udaji<ref>{{cite news| title= Abhay Deol back from Australia| date= 17 December 2010| publisher= Roshmila Bhattacharya| url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/Abhay-Deol-back-from-Australia/Article1-639476.aspx| work= Hindustan Times| access-date= 2010-12-20| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110118013738/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Abhay-Deol-back-from-Australia/Article1-639476.aspx| archive-date= 18 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Abhay Deol's tryst with Hollywood| date= 25 October 2011 | publisher= Sneha Mahadevan| url = http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-abhay-deols-tryst-with-hollywood-2524116.html| work = Daily Bhaskar| access-date = 2011-10-28 }}</ref>
* Aegina de Vas as Queen Jamnabai
* [[Andrea Deck]] as Ali<ref name="Sima Moussavian">{{cite news | title= Andrea Deck Interview| date= 27 October 2013 | publisher= Sima Moussavian| url = http://www.movie-eye.de/andrea-deck.html| work = Movie-Eye| access-date = 2013-10-27 }}</ref>
* [[Matthew Beard (English actor)|Matthew Beard]] as Matt
*[[Bille Brown]]<ref name="Tristan Swanwick">{{cite news | title= Josh Hartnett and Olga Kurylenko filming in Brisbane for Singularity| date= 16 November 2010 | publisher= Tristan Swanwick| url = http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/josh-hartnett-and-olga-kurylenko-filming-in-brisbane-for-singularity/story-e6freq7o-1225954208255?from=public_rss| work = The Courier-Mail| access-date = 2010-11-20 }}</ref>
* Steve Nicolson as Yost
* Vijay Thombre as Desai
* Yateen Karyekar as Mudhoji Killedar
* [[Shane Briant]] as the governor of Bombay<ref>{{cite news | title= Bram Stoker Horror Film Festival - Shane Briant discusses his upcoming movie project 'Singularity'| date= 17 October 2010| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gb2FrS01FU| work = The Black Box Club| access-date = 2010-10-30 }}</ref>
* [[Claire van der Boom]]<ref name="Tristan Swanwick" />
* [[Roshan Seth]] as Guru Dev (uncredited)
* [[Atul Kulkarni]] as Raoji<ref>{{cite news | title= It's nice to be back: Atul Kulkarni| date= 6 May 2011 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-06/news-interviews/29513280_1_atul-kulkarni-shooting-unit-film| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120910202153/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-06/news-interviews/29513280_1_atul-kulkarni-shooting-unit-film| url-status = dead| archive-date = 10 September 2012| work= [[The Times of India]]| access-date = 2011-07-12 }}</ref>
* [[Milind Gunaji]] as Shiv
* Vijay Thombre as Havaldar Desai, Captain James Stewart's right-hand man<ref>{{cite news | title= Singular and Available | date= 12 July 2011 | publisher= Anjali Jhangiani | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/singular-and-available/816171/1| work = The Indian Express| access-date = 2011-07-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Repeating History| date= 11 July 2011 | publisher= Anjali Shetty| url = http://test.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment%20-%20Bollywood&sectid=19&contentid=201107112011071106255911091c53ec7#| work = Mumbai Mirror| access-date = 2011-10-28 }}</ref>
*[[Tehmina Sunny]] as Sonubai
* Nisha Sharma as Radha Jee
*[[Mahesh Jadu]] as the Assassin
}}

==Production==
''The Lovers'' was produced by Paul Breuls' Corsan NV, Dale G. Bradley's Limelight International Media Entertainment, Wei Han's Bliss Media and co-financed by Ajey Jhankar's Neelmudra Entertainment. Sales outfit Corsan World Sales, a division of Corsan NV, is handling international sales. Previously known as ''The Invaders'', the film was in works from the late 1990s and was due originally to feature Hollywood actors [[Brendan Fraser]] and [[Neve Campbell]] and [[Bollywood]] actors [[Aishwarya Rai|Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] and [[Vivek Oberoi]].<ref>{{cite news | title= 'The Invaders' Changed To 'Singularity'| year= 2008| url = http://ww.smashits.com/news/bollywood/movie-talk/3404/the-invaders-changed-to-singularity.html| work = SmasHits| access-date = 2010-10-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha Basu joins 'Singularity'- Roland Joffé pic also stars Josh Hartnett, Olga Kurylenko| date= 1 November 2010| publisher= Naman Ramachandran| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118026684.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2564&utm_content| work = Variety| access-date = 2010-11-03 }}</ref> The Anglo-Indian historical [[Romance film|romance]] is [[Bipasha Basu]]'s first English language film. She was encouraged to take up her international debut by actress [[Hilary Swank]]. Basu first met up with Swank at the [[New Seven Wonders of the World]] Official Declaration ceremony convened in [[Lisbon]] in 2007 and met her again at the 2011 [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha Basu Credits Hilary Swank for her First Hollywood Film!| date= 5 July 2011 | publisher= Naina Ramrakhani | url = http://www.desihits.com/news/view/bipasha-basu-credits-hilary-swank-for-her-first-film-20110705| work = Desi Hits | access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Swank Speak: Bipasha's Hollywood 'Singularity' Boost | date= 4 July 2011 | url = http://www.movietalkies.com/news/9499/swank-speak-bipasha%27s-hollywood-%27singularity%27-boost/comments| work = Movie Talkies | access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref> Though originally planned for shooting partly in the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="Anne Richey" /> production began in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], on 8 November 2010. It concluded there on the third week of December 2010.<ref name="Anne Richey">{{cite news| title= Ben Nott: untangling the Notts| date= 13 October 2010| publisher= Anne Richey| url= http://www.screenhub.com.au/news/shownewsarticleG.asp?newsID=34910| work= Screen Hub| access-date= 2010-10-30| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112137/http://www.screenhub.com.au/news/shownewsarticleG.asp?newsID=34910| archive-date= 6 July 2011}}</ref> The production then moved to [[India]] on 31 March 2011 for a further five weeks, roaming the rocky terrain of [[Chambal Division|Chambal]], [[Orchha]] and [[Gwalior]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news | title= Hippie hip! Bipasha Basu on being Dum Maaro Dum's Zoe and why she's chosen to clam up about John and Rana| date= 5 April 2011 | publisher= Pratim D. Gupta | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110405/jsp/entertainment/story_13809462.jsp| work = The Telegraph India| access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= India Calling| date= 11 March 2011 | publisher= Priyanka Sood & Nishat Bari| url = http://origin-indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/india-today-hollywood-turns-to-india-for-latest-movies/1/131482.html| work = India Today| access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref> [[Principal photography]] wrapped on 23 April 2011.<ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha Basu to visit the Taj Mahal with Josh Hartnett| date= 14 May 2011 | publisher= Aakanksha Naval-Shetye| url = http://www.3dsyndication.com/dna/article/DNMUM206801| work = 3D Syndication| access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref> The film was planned to premiere at the 65th annual [[2012 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes International Film Festival]] in May 2012,<ref>{{cite news | title= Bips wraps up first Hollywood film| date= 4 August 2011| publisher= Prashant Singh| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/Bollywood/Bips-wraps-up-first-Hollywood-film/Article1-728168.aspx| work = Hindustan Times| access-date = 2011-08-04 }}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha wraps up Singularity| date= 5 August 2011| publisher= Meera Sharma| url = http://bollyspice.com/25908/bipasha-wraps-up-singularity| work = Bolly Spice| access-date = 2011-08-05 }}</ref> but in late 2011 the production company was placed in administration and all further filming was stopped when some ten percent remained.<ref>[http://if.com.au/2012/03/16/article/Singularity-may-be-set-for-more-filming---UPDATED/LHAWFXEVEU.html ''If Magazine'', 16/03/2012: ''Singularity may be set for more filming''] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207001737/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/singularity-is-singularly-troubled Film Business Asia: 6 March 2013: ''Singularity is singularly troubled''] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref> In June 2012, Belgian-based financing and production outfit Corsan agreed to put further money into the production, and the final scenes were to be shot in London.<ref>[http://if.com.au/2012/06/18/article/Singularity-further-filming-taking-place-in-the-UK/NVLVNHUCBJ.html ''If Magazine'', 18/06/2012: "Singularity: further filming taking place in the UK"] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref> In September 2012, it was reported that the filming in London was finished, while some creditors were still waiting for payment.<ref>[http://if.com.au/2012/09/21/article/Singularity-creditors-still-waiting-for-payment/CWEYKSTGKY.html ''If Magazine'', 21/09/2012: ''Singularity creditors still waiting for payment''] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref> And in May 2013, producer Paul Breuls confirmed that the film has been finally completed and aims to launch it at an autumn festival.<ref>{{cite news | date= 19 May 2013| publisher= Geoffrey Macnab|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/corsan-on-board-for-silence/5056327.article| work=ScreenDaily |title=Corsan on board for Silence|access-date=2013-05-25}}</ref>

==Release==
A preview trailer for the film premiered on 6 December 2011 at the 11th annual [[International Film Festival of Marrakech|Festival International du Film de Marrakech]] during a [[master class]] given by [[Roland Joffé]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Best of Master Class Roland Joffé|date=6 December 2011 |publisher=FIFM |url=http://www.festivalmarrakech.info/Best-of-Master-Class-Roland-JOFFE_a1618.html |work=Festival International du Film de Marrakech 2011|access-date=2011-12-23| language =French}}</ref> In late April 2014, the production company Corsan announced that the film would be shown at the 67th annual [[Cannes Film Festival]] on 15 May 2014 under the new name ''The Lovers''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corsanfilms.com/thelovers/|title=The Lovers|publisher=corsanfilms.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032046/http://www.corsanfilms.com/thelovers/|archive-date=2 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/cannes_market_dailies/the_lovers_by_roland_joff_market_screening_from_corsan|title=The Lovers by Roland Joffé – Market screening from Corsan - Filmfestivals.com|publisher=filmfestivals.com}}</ref> The film was released on DVD in the UK as ''Time Traveller'' in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Qateel|first=Nav|url=http://influxmagazine.com/the-lovers-review/|title=Time Traveller (2015) Review|website=Influx Magazine|date=8 June 2016|access-date=2016-06-08}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1321869}}
* {{Rotten-tomatoes|the_lovers_2015}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110511151810/http://www.corsanfilms.com/singularity/ International Sales] (Corsan World Sales)
* [http://www.blissmedialtd.com/Films.aspx?id=33 Production] (Bliss Media)

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