![]() ![]() This section needs additional citations for verification. David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a B+, calling it "an ethereal take on the magic of movies". Richard Whittaker of The Austin Chronicle said that the film was "as visually intoxicating as it was thematically rich". Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that "it has a familiar problem, and that is the gaze through which some elements are turned exotic or too-pretty." Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu praised the film for theme, story, cinematography, direction and performances. ![]() Vetticad rated it 3/5 and compared it to Cinema Paradiso stating that " Chhello Show is slender in comparison, but works all the same as an enchanting, bitter-sweet reminiscence". Deepa Gahlot of rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The film pays tribute to the tribe that cannot imagine cinema being anything but a large screen experience in a dark hall. Pratikshya Mishra of The Quint and wrote " Chhello Show is a reminder of what happens when film evolves into cinema". Nandini Oza of The Week rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and said that "Human relations have been captured beautifully". ![]() Shwetha Kesari of India Today gave it a 4 out of 5 stars and praised it for its performances and cinematography. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it 4 out of 5 stars and called it "a gem that is both rooted and universal". Tanzeem Pardiwalla of Mashable India rated it 5 out of 5, praising its direction, cinematography, theme, story and performances. Prahlad Srihari of Firstpost called the film "an ode to movie-going, as movie-making". On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The film was theatrically released in Gujarat and on screens across India on 14 October 2022. More than a year after its premiere at Tribeca, Siddharth Roy Kapur's Roy Kapur Films acquired the rights to present and distribute Last Film Show in its home country of India, in partnership with PVR Pictures, the motion picture distribution arm of PVR Cinemas. It was the first Gujarati film that was selected for this section of the festival. The film premiered at the Spotlight section of the 20th Tribeca Festival on 10 June 2021. Release Īhead of its premiere, the film was acquired by Neue Visionen for Germany, Karma Films for Spain, Shochiku for Japan, Red Cape and Nachson for Israel and Nos Lusomundo for Portugal. It also highlight ending culture of single-screen cinema and 35mm celluloid films in India. The film is produced by Dheer Momaya's Jugaad Motion Pictures, Nalin's Monsoon Films and Marc Duale's Stranger88 in co-production with Virginie Lacombe's Virginie Films and Eric Dupont's Incognito films. The post-production was completed during the pandemic. The film was shot in March 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India. Dilip Shankar, Nalin's friend and casting director, assisted Nalin in casting the child actors. He also brought old celluloid Hindi films and a technician to run projectors. The film was shot in villages and railway station in Saurashtra. Six village boys from local communities of the region were cast. The film is semi-autobiographical as Nalin was born and brought up in Adtala village in Saurashtra. Production Pan Nalin on the shoot of Last Film Show in Rajkot, Gujarat, India in 2019
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