On the occasion of Raj Kapoor’s birth anniversary, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd launched the trailer of ‘Mera Naam Joker’ – the 4-Hour Uncut version in the presence of the Kapoor brothers - Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor & Rajiv Kapoor along with Russian actress from ‘Mera Naam Joker’, Ms. Kseniya Ryabinkina and Mr. Svetlana Roshchenko, Director, International Cultural Relations Association, Moscow.Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd will soon launch the Special version on Blu-Ray.
‘Mera Naam Joker’, when released in 1970 was more than 4 hours long with 2 intervals. The 3 chapters of the movie were divided into 3 Acts separated by 2 Intervals. But the film did not do well on release and was trimmed to 3 hours to suit the distributors & exhibitors’ requirements. Years later, ‘Mera Naam Joker’has achieved a cult status and is considered one of the Classic films of Bollywood. There is a lot of demand among movie buffs to see the entire 4-hour uncut version. Shemaroo has made efforts to fulfil this demand and will soon be releasing the Audio-Video Digitally restored 4-hour uncut version of ‘Mera Naam Joker’on Blu-Ray discs & a 2-Dvd Collectors’ Edition pack.
‘Mera Naam Joker’ – the uncut version, is a must for the collection of all movie buffs!!