"Bhopal – A Prayer For Rain" Opens in US Before India on Nov 7

BHOPAL – A Prayer for Rain will release in the US before releasing in India!  The film kicks off in the US on November 7th in New York City at Village East Cinema and will then open in Los Angeles on November 14th, Chicago on November 28th, and additional cities throughout November.  The film won’t release until December 5th in India!  The acclaimed social thriller BHOPAL – A Prayer for Rain stars Martin Sheen, Kal Penn, and Mischa Barton.  Based on the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, the much-awaited film has already won raves from critics and audiences alike at the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Pan Asia Film Festival in London. The impressive cast also features riveting performances from Tannishtha Chatterjee, Rajpal Yadav, and Satish Kaushik.

Writer-director Ravi Kumar sent the script to a raft of heavyweight Hollywood actors. He wanted to interest a powerful name in playing the key role of Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson. Martin Sheen, a high-profile human rights and environmental activist as well as one of Hollywood’s most respected actors, was intrigued.  Speaking about the movie, Sheen said,

“I knew about Bhopal when it happened. It was horrifying. We couldn’t believe the extent of the death and destruction. A friend of mine presented me the script and said, ‘Is there any possibility…?’ and I said ‘Absolutely.’”