No Means No (film)

No Means No
Promotional poster
Directed byVikash Verma
Written byHitesh Desai
Screenplay byVikash Verma
Story by
  • Vikash Verma
  • Hitesh Desai
Produced byG7 Films Poland
Starring
CinematographyMichal Szewczuk
Music byHariharan
Production
company
G7 Films Poland
Release date
  • 20 December 2024 (2024-12-20) (India)
Running time
165 minutes[1]
Countries
  • India
  • Poland
Languages
  • English
  • Hindi
  • Polish

No Means No[2] (also known as Nie Means Nie) is an upcoming Indo-Polish romantic thriller film,[3] which was shot simultaneously in three languages: English, Hindi and Polish.[4] Produced by G7 Films Poland and directed by Vikash Verma,[5] it stars Dhruv Verma, Gulshan Grover, Sharad Kapoor and Anna Guzik.[6][7] The film follows an Indian ski champion (Dhruv Verma), who participates in a ski championship in Poland. There he falls in love with a Polish girl.[8]

Cast

Music

The background music of the film is provided by Hariharan and his son Akshay Hariharan.[16] Karan Hariharan, Javed Ali[17] and Shreya Ghoshal are among the singers in the movie.[16] Rishav Nagh has also made many of the songs in the film.[16]

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Filming

"No Means No" is produced by G7 Films Poland and directed by Vikash Verma as first Indo-Polish film.[18][19][20] Michal Szewczuk is the Cinematographer.[21]

No Means No is 80% filmed in Poland and 20% in India.[22] It has been a goal for India and Poland to strengthen bilateral relations through movie industry and they have been working on it for some time now.[23][3]

Release

The film was originally slated for release on 22 March 2021, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[24] but release was again pushed back to 17 June 2022.[25] The film was expected to release on 26 July 2024.[26] Finally the film was released on 20 December 2024.[17]

References

  1. ^ "No Means No". tribute.ca. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ listing on, Metacritic. "Metacritic Listing". Metacritic.
  3. ^ a b Mishra, Lalatendu (25 January 2021). "Indo-Polish action thriller aims to rekindle bilateral ties". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ "The first Indo-Polish film, to boost tourism, reinforce culture connection". ANI. Hindustan Times. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Filmmaker Vikash Verma's 'No Means No', is the first-ever Indo-Polish co-production". The New Indian Express. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ "The first Indo-Polish film – teenage love story "No Means No" to boost tourism, reinforce culture connection". Asian News International.
  7. ^ "No Means No By Adam Bijok 2020 | Behind The Scene – YouTube". G7 Films Channel. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Films have the power to break boundaries". www.mid-day.com. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Dhruv Verma's upcoming film 'No Means No' wins the Best Trailer Award". The Times of India. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  10. ^ Kumar, Prakash (19 December 2020). यूरोप में जलवा बिखेर रहे हैं इंडियन जेम्‍स बांड के नाम से मशहूर बिहारी बॉय ध्रुव वर्मा [Bihari boy Dhruv Verma, popularly known as Indian James Bond, is making waves in Europe (machine translation)]. ABP News (in Hindi).
  11. ^ "Gulshan Grover - www.dnaindia.com". www.dnaindia.com. 3 November 2017.
  12. ^ "I created the path between Hollywood and Bollywood: Gulshan". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Anna Guzik zrobi karierę w Bollywood?". www.tvn.pl (in Polish). 4 April 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Deep Raj Rana". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Upcoming Movies of #ArmaanKohli to watch out for". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  16. ^ a b c Jaidev Hemmady,"Singer Hariharan And Son Akshay To Come Together For Indo-Polish Film 'Nie Means Nie'". movietalkies.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  17. ^ a b Khan, Murtaza Ali (3 August 2024). "Women Empowerment is the Theme of 'No means No': Vikash Verma". The Sunday Guardian Live. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Kultura Na Dzień Dobry – Vikash Verma – Producent Filmów Z Bollywood". youtube.com. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Director Vikash Verma's No Means No, India's First Indo-Polish Film Clocks Spring 2021 Release". Mid-day. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  20. ^ कोरोना महामारीमुळे दोन हॉलिवूड बिग बजेट चित्रपट लांबणीवर... [Two Hollywood big budget movies postponed due to Corona epidemic ...]. Lokmat (in Marathi). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Filmmaker Vikash Verma's Indo-Polish production 'No Means No' trailer hits internet – Watch". Zee News.
  22. ^ "Vikash Verma talks about his Indo-Polish venture 'No Means No'". The Times of India. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, Sanjay Dutt And Vikash Verma Honoured With Bihar Foundation Awards". movietalkies.com. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  24. ^ "People are fed up watching films on phones & TV, they want to return to theatres, says filmmaker Vikash Verma". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  25. ^ Adarsh, Taran (2 November 2021). "Taran Adarsh on Twitter "Indo – Polish Film Release Date Locked... #NoMeansNo – an Indo-Polish production – will release on 17 June 2022[...]". Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Khan, Murtaza Ali (21 March 2024). "Murtaza Ali Khan on X: "Lead actors Gulshan Grover and Dhruv Verma are gearing up for the promotions of #NoMeansNo and are to visit[...]". Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via X.