In an electrifying evening that marked, for the first time, the simultaneous music release of two different language movies was formally launched by mega superstar Mr. Amitabh Bachchan on April 6, 2010. Unable to attend the event due to his wife’s illness, Bachchan connected via a phone call to unveil the music of both movies.

DAR Motion Pictures (DAR) and maverick director Mahesh Manjerekar’s much anticipated bilingual film has been shot separately; the Marathi negative of the film which is slated for a 9 April 2010 release is titled ‘Lalbaug Parel’, while the Hindi negative is titled ‘City of Gold’. The music for both movies will be available through Times Music’s Bollywood arm, Junglee Music.

Held at the Blue Sea, Worli Sea Face, the enthralling evening was attended by Mahesh Manjrekar, DAR Capital Group Chairman Arun Rangachari, celebrities from both Marathi cinema and Bollywood, the entire cast and crew of the movie. Interestingly, the director had invited upon Mill workers on whom this story is based and Mumbai’s famed Dabbawallas who were significantly effected by the great Mumbai mill strike.

Talking on the occasion, Mahesh said, “Lalbaug Parel is very close to my heart for various reasons, I have lived with this story for over three years, and am extremely proud to see the way it has been received by the media and audiences. As the film is a mirror of the life in any developing cities we decided to have a mix of traditional and modern music. Where the music does not form the part of the main movie with the exception of the Background track and Hamida, I have tried to keep it as realistic and as reflective of the subject and our times as possible, albeit in a very entertaining format. I am really glad that it has been well appreciated.”

‘Lalbaug Parel’ and ‘City of Gold’ the much awaited movies produced by DAR Motion Picture (DAR), the filmed entertainment division of DAR Media Private Limited, feature many celebrated performers from the Hindi and Marathi film industry and is shot simultaneously in two languages. The film which portrays the story of those long-forgotten masses – not only explores the misery of these mill workers narrated through the story of one such family, the politico-socio environment existing during the early eighties but also realistically depicts the birth of the true underbelly of organized crime in Mumbai.

In addition to this film DAR has also developed a production slate of at least 10 other film projects, several of them in multiple languages through 2012. In addition DAR plans to launch a film fund in the second half of 2010 that will focus on both Hindi and regional cinema.