‘Spiderman-3?, first ever Hollywood flick in Bhojpuri

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With the release of ‘Spiderman-3′ in Bhojpuri tomorrow, the regional language viewers can now hear Spiderman speak their dialect as it is for the first time that a Hollywood flick has been dubbed in their language.

Kids and school going students who watched the promos of the movie are eagerly waiting to hear their favorite hero delivering lines in Bhojpuri.

”I find it hard to understand the American accent of the earlier series and just try to make out from the actions but this will be a real fun,” said an enthusiastic Lalan Singh.

Ramakant Singh, a school teacher, finds it exciting to see American actors speaking in the language on screen.

”I have already watched the promos on TV and it was very entertaining. People will be amused to see the world famous superstar uttering dialogues in their dialect,” he added.

Bihar and Jharkhand Motion Pictures Association (BIMPA) president Raghuvansh Singh said the movie would promote the language as a lot of Bhojpuri speaking people live abroad, especially in Mauritius.

However, Bhojpuri film producer Yadunandan Mandal felt such initiatives would financially cripple the future of Bhojpuri movies.

The locations, art and culture of Bhojpuri movies are different from those of the Hollywood, he said, adding the dubbing would not attract the audience.

The movie, to be released in UP, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, was dubbed for Rs three crore, an amount to fund two Bhojpuri films, integrated media and entertainment conglomerate, Percept Picture Company, stated in its website.

It added that as many as 50 to 60 prints of the film would be released.

Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan, who lent his voice for Toby Maguire’s Spiderman, said it was another way to promote his mother tongue.

Of late Bollywood stars ‘Big B’, Hema Malini, Dilip Kumar and Saira Bano have stepped into the fast-growing Bhojpuri film industry.

With an annual turnover of Rs 100 crore, there are 150 films on the floor.

Apart from English and Bhojpuri, the movie would be released in Hindi, Tamil and Telegu versions.