Mira Nair unveils first look of Amri: Priyanka Chopra, Jaideep Ahlawat and Jim Sarbh join project, deets inside! Filmmaker Mira Nair revealed the first look for her next feature, Amri, exclusively with Variety. The film is inspired by the life and art of Amrita Sher-Gil, the pioneering woman of modern art in India, whose bold aesthetic shook up the establishment during her lifetime and has achieved high stature and value in art circles around the world today. Set across Hungary, France and India in the early twentieth century, the film traces the worlds of Europe and India that shaped Sher-Gil’s imagination and her artistic vision. The film is currently being produced across India and Hungary. The ensemble cast features Anjali Sivaraman as Amrita Sher-Gil, alongside Emily Watson as her mother, Marie-Antoinette Gottesman, Jaideep Ahlawat as her father, Umrao Singh Sher-Gil, Krisztián Csákvári as Victor Egan, Anjana Vasan as Indira Sher-Gil, Jim Sarbh as Karl Khandalavala and Priyanka Chopra-Jonas as Madame Azurie. Priyanka Chopra-Jonas also serves as an Executive Producer on the film. For Mira Nair, Amri is also a deeply personal film. Sher-Gil’s work has been impactful on the filmmaker’s visual imagination, and the film reflects a connection that is both artistic and profoundly felt. Talking about Amri, Mira Nair shared, “Every film I’ve made in the last several decades has been inspired by the art of Amrita Sher-Gil. She taught me how to see. She absorbed the best Eur... #Priyanka_Chopra #deets_inside #Jaideep_Ahlawat #Mira_Nair #Amrita_Sher-Gil #Jim_Sarbh #join_project #Nair_unveils #Sher-Gil #Sarbh_join
