No Means No (film)

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No Means No
File:No Means No (film).jpg
Promotional poster
Directed byVikash Verma
Produced byG7 Films Poland
Written byHitesh Desai
Screenplay byVikash Verma
Story byVikash Verma
Hitesh Desai
Starring
Music byHariharan
CinematographyMichal Szewczuk
Production
company
G7 Films Poland
Release date
  • 20 October 2023 (2023-10-20)
Running time
165 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
Poland
LanguageEnglish
Hindi
Polish

No Means No[2] (also known as Nie Means Nie) is an upcoming Indo-Polish romantic thriller film,[3] which was shot simultaneously in three languages: English, Hindi and Polish.[4] Produced by G7 Films Poland and directed by Vikash Verma,[5] it stars Dhruv Verma, Gulshan Grover, Sharad Kapoor and Anna Guzik.[6][7] The film follows an Indian ski champion (Dhruv Verma), who participates in a ski championship in Poland. There he falls in love with a Polish girl.[8] Initially scheduled to be released on 22 March 2021, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[9] Later it was scheduled for release on 5 November 2021,[citation needed] but release was again pushed back to 17 June 2022.[10] Film Critic Murtuza Ali Khan tweeted the new release date as 16 December 2022.[11] Following the outbreak of war in Ukraine and two missiles landing in Poland, the release date was postponed to 19 May 2023.[citation needed] The film is finally releasing on 20 October 2023.[12]

Cast[edit]

Music[edit]

The background music of the film is provided by Hariharan and his son Akshay Hariharan.[21] Karan Hariharan and Shreya Ghoshal are among the singers in the movie.[21] Rishav Nagh has also made many of the songs in the film.[21]

Filming[edit]

"No Means No" is produced by G7 Films Poland and directed by Vikash Verma as first Indo-polish film.[22][23][24] Michal Szewczuk is the Cinematographer.[25]

No Means No is 80% filmed in Poland and 20% in India.[26] It has been a goal for India and Poland to strengthen bilateral relations through movie industry and they have been working on it for some time now.[27][3]

References[edit]

  1. "No Means No". tribute.ca. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. listing on, Metacritic. "Metacritic Listing". Metacritic.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Mishra, Lalatendu (25 January 2021). "Indo-Polish action thriller aims to rekindle bilateral ties". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. "The first Indo-Polish film, to boost tourism, reinforce culture connection". ANI. Hindustan Times. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. "Filmmaker Vikash Verma's 'No Means No', is the first-ever Indo-Polish co-production". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. "The first Indo-Polish film - teenage love story "No Means No to boost tourism, reinforce culture connection". Asian News International.
  7. "No Means No By Adam Bijok 2020 | Behind The Scene - YouTube". G7 Films Channel. Retrieved 25 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Films have the power to break boundaries". www.mid-day.com. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  9. "People are fed up watching films on phones & TV, they want to return to theatres, says filmmaker Vikash Verma - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  10. Taran Adarsh on Twitter. "INDO - POLISH FILM RELEASE DATE LOCKED... #NoMeansNo - an Indo-Polish production - will release on 17 June 2022... Filmed in #Poland and #India... Stars debutant #DhruvVerma, #GulshanGrover, #SharadKapoor and #Polish actors... Directed by #VikashVerma... #NewPoster..." Retrieved 3 November 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  11. Twitter https://twitter.com/murtazacritic/status/1537036641486839808. Retrieved 15 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "Murtaza Ali Khan Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  13. "Dhruv Verma's upcoming film 'No Means No' wins the Best Trailer Award". The Times of India. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  14. "Post 'No Means No', India's James Bond Dhruv Verma preps for his next: 'The Good Maharaja'". Hindustan Times. 10 December 2020.
  15. कुमार, प्रकाश (19 December 2020). "यूरोप में जलवा बिखेर रहे हैं इंडियन जेम्‍स बांड के नाम से मशहूर बिहारी बॉय ध्रुव वर्मा". ABP News.
  16. "Gulshan Grover - www.dnaindia.com". www.dnaindia.com. 3 November 2017.
  17. "I created the path between Hollywood and Bollywood: Gulshan". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  18. "Anna Guzik zrobi karierę w Bollywood?". www.tvn.pl (in polski). 4 April 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  19. "Deep Raj Rana - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  20. "Upcoming Movies of #ArmaanKohli to watch out for". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 Jaidev Hemmady,"Singer Hariharan And Son Akshay To Come Together For Indo-Polish Film 'Nie Means Nie'". movietalkies.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  22. "Kultura Na Dzień Dobry - Vikash Verma - Producent Filmów Z Bollywood". youtube.com. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  23. "Director Vikash Verma's No Means No, India's First Indo-Polish Film Clocks Spring 2021 Release". Mid-day. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  24. "कोरोना महामारीमुळे दोन हॉलिवूड बिग बजेट चित्रपट लांबणीवर..." Lokmat (in मराठी). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  25. "Filmmaker Vikash Verma's Indo-Polish production 'No Means No' trailer hits internet - Watch". Zee News.
  26. "Vikash Verma talks about his Indo-Polish venture 'No Means No' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  27. "Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, Sanjay Dutt And Vikash Verma Honoured With Bihar Foundation Awards". movietalkies.com. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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