Based on Yann Martel's beloved book, " Life of Pi " is one of the biggest publishing events having sold over seven million copies worldwide and selling over 1,000 copies per week . It has won the prestigious Mann Booker Prize, and remained as New York Times bestseller for over a year.
Some of India's most scenic spots were tapped for the film as Indian appeal of Ang Lee's direction is visible with every scene of the film right from the star cast to the locales . The 3D releases on November 23, 2012 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
Life of Pi is a visually stunning tale of a boy left in a lifeboat on sea with a Bengal tiger after his family is drowned in a shipwreck. The stunning kaleidoscope of India stars Irrfan Khan as the older Pi Patel describing the events with beautiful 3D shots to the music of Coldplay.
Ang Lee chose 17 year old talented newcomer Suraj Sharma to essay the role of Pi. Suraj , who has no previous acting experience , was cast following an extensive, months long search after 3000 young men were auditioned for the part.
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