Nawazuddin and Sanya starrer Photograph to release on 15th March

Mumbai: After gaining massive appreciation at the Berlin Film Festival, the makers of 'Photograph' have decided to release the film on March 15.

Starring Nawazuddin Siddique and Sanya Malhotra in the lead roles, the makers took to their social media sharing a poster along with the new release date. 

The makers tweeted the new poster and wrote, "Two worlds met with the help of a  #PhotographMovie Releases in India on 15th March.@riteshbatra @Nawazuddin_S @sanyamalhotra07".

'Photograph' was earlier premiered at the Sundance Film Festival along with one of the most prestigious international film festivals - Berlin Film Festival, where it received great reviews and was appreciated by the critics a lot.

The film will be the reunion of the director Ritesh Batra and actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui after their successful collaboration in 'The Lunchbox'. 

The backdrop of the film is set in Dharavi, Mumbai, where Nawaz is essaying the character of photographer and Sanya Malhotra will be seen playing the role of an introverted college girl who tops in her studies, who was last seen in the blockbuster 'Badhaai Ho'. 

The award-winning director's next film had a premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and also screened at the Berlin Film Festival recently. 

Written and directed by Ritesh Batra, 'Photograph' is presented by Amazon Studious in association with 'The Match Factory' .(UNI)