Welcome M1LL10NS

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]

Welcome M1LL10NS
Amazon Prime Release
Directed byMilroy Goes
Written byMilroy Goes
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Manna Mohie
  • Yeshwantrao Tulsidas Naik
  • Sagar Sadanand Naik
  • Amanda Kemmy Mendes
  • Ashley Avelino Moraes
  • Ravindra Nath
  • Happ Grewal
  • Monika Todorova Ganeva
  • Rohan Austin Goes
Starring
CinematographyYash Sawant
Edited byYash Sawant
Music by
Release date
  • 30 November 2018 (2018-11-30) (Los Angeles)[1][2]
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Hindi
  • English
  • Konkani
  • Punjabi

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
2018 91st Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Picture Welcome Millions Milroy Goes Qualified but Not Nominated[12]

References
  1. "Welcome M1LL10NS - Laemmle.com". www.laemmle.com.
  2. "Aiming for the stars". oHeraldo.
  3. "ਬਹੁਭਾਸ਼ੀ ਫਿਲਮ 'ਵੈਲਕਮ ਮਿਲੀਅਨਜ਼' ਆਸਕਰ ਐਵਾਰਡ ਲਈ ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ". punjabi.bollywoodtadka.in.
  4. Goes, Milroy (2017), Welcome M1LL10NS, Sohan Borcar, Joanne Da Cunha, Razak Khan, retrieved 1 October 2017
  5. "A song worth a million". The Navhind Times. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. Nene, Chhaya (3 June 2016). "Veteran Comedian Razak Khan Passes Away at 65". India.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  7. "ਹੁਣ ਹਾਲੀਵੁੱਡ 'ਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ, ਫਿਲਮ ਆਸਕਰ ਅਵਾਰਡ ਲਈ ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ". 14 December 2018.
  8. "Los Angeles Film News, Reviews and Movie Trailers". LA Weekly. 9 August 2023.
  9. "Herald". www.heraldgoa.in.
  10. "Luck by Chance". 18 November 2018.
  11. Chandani, Priyanka (26 December 2018). "Waiting in the Wings". The Asian Age.
  12. https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/91st_reminder_list.pdf
  13. "Chasing his dream a little too early". The New Indian Express.
  14. "Welcome Millions".
  15. "Cpics, A New Streaming Outlet Focused on South Asian Fare, to Launch in U.S. In 2022". 17 December 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.