Welcome M1LL10NS
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| Directed by | Milroy Goes |
| Written by | Milroy Goes |
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| Cinematography | Yash Sawant |
| Edited by | Yash Sawant |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
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Welcome M1LL10NS, also known as WELCOME MILLIONS, is a 2018 Indian suspense thriller film directed and written by Milroy Goes and produced by Manna Mohie[3] under Manna Mohie Films. The film is set in Goa and tells of the journey of a lazy cop finding a smart criminal. The victim suffers the aftermath, hoping to someday get justice.[4] It is a multi-lingual film featuring Joanne Da Cunha, Sohan Borcar, Les Menezes, and Manna Mohie. It has a post-credit scene filmed in Los Angeles featuring American actress Kathryn Michelle.[5]
The film was Razak Khan's last film,[6] who died soon after completing the film shoot in Goa in 2016.[5]
The film was released in Laemmle's Music Hall in Los Angeles, United States and was eligible for the 91st Academy Awards,[7][8][9][10][11][12] but was not nominated in any categories.
Plot
Alfred D'souza's life changes because of money. A year before 'The Demonetization' that hit India, D'souza is living in a small town, Cuncolim, in Goa, India. D'souza is consumed by his dreams of being rich, but finds himself caught up in a lottery fraud. Due to the backward nature of the Goa cyber crime department his case was closed. A corrupt cop must find a way to reopen the case.
Soundtrack
Kishan Mohan of Sapthaa Records in Kochi, Kerala[13] and Mikkel Lentz from Denmark of Michael Learns to Rock, a Danish soft rock band, have contributed to background score and also featuring their song "It's Gonna Make Sense."[5] The promotional song for commercial release is "Welcome Millions" written, composed and sung by Amaan Sheikh and Shashaa Tirupati featuring Raj Shinde. Vinick produced the EDM song.[5][9]
Home media
It is available on Amazon Prime and the trailer was released on Mubi.[14] With the support of Executive producers Yeshwantrao Tulsidas Naik, Sagar Sadanand Naik, Amanda Kemmy Mendes, Ashley Avelino Moraes, Ravindra Nath, Happ Grewal, Monika Todorova Ganeva, and Rohan Austin Goes, it is premiering on Cpics in 2023.[15]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Director | Result |
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| 2018 | 91st Academy Awards | Academy Award for Best Picture | Welcome Millions | Milroy Goes | Qualified but Not Nominated[12] |
References
- ^ "Welcome M1LL10NS - Laemmle.com". www.laemmle.com.
- ^ "Aiming for the stars". oHeraldo.
- ^ "ਬਹੁਭਾਸ਼ੀ ਫਿਲਮ 'ਵੈਲਕਮ ਮਿਲੀਅਨਜ਼' ਆਸਕਰ ਐਵਾਰਡ ਲਈ ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ". punjabi.bollywoodtadka.in.
- ^ Goes, Milroy (2017), Welcome M1LL10NS, Sohan Borcar, Joanne Da Cunha, Razak Khan, retrieved 1 October 2017
- ^ Nene, Chhaya (3 June 2016). "Veteran Comedian Razak Khan Passes Away at 65". India.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "ਹੁਣ ਹਾਲੀਵੁੱਡ 'ਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ, ਫਿਲਮ ਆਸਕਰ ਅਵਾਰਡ ਲਈ ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ". 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Los Angeles Film News, Reviews and Movie Trailers". LA Weekly. 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Herald". www.heraldgoa.in.
- ^ "Luck by Chance". 18 November 2018.
- ^ Chandani, Priyanka (26 December 2018). "Waiting in the Wings". The Asian Age.
- ^ a b https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/91st_reminder_list.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Chasing his dream a little too early". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Welcome Millions".
- ^ "Cpics, A New Streaming Outlet Focused on South Asian Fare, to Launch in U.S. In 2022". 17 December 2021.
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