The primary Indo-Polish movie, to spice up tourism, reinforce tradition connection

The first Indo-Polish film “No Means No” (“Never Means Never” in Polish) is a teenage love story directed by Vikash Verma (produced by G7 Films Poland) and filmed primarily in the exotic areas of Poland. The film follows the superstar Salman Khan, whose hit movie ‘Kick’ was shot in Warsaw & Aamir Khan – whose ‘Fanaa’ was shot in Zakopane, which in winter resembles Kashmir’s scenic beauty. “No Means No” is intended to promote tourism and strengthen the cultural connection between India and Poland.

Indian audiences will appreciate the previously unseen beauty of the Zywiecczyzna, Bielsko-Biala, Szczyrk and Zwardon region as the film “No Means No” was filmed extensively in Poland. Poland (India’s gateway to Central Europe) expects the film to boost tourism after the 2020 lull due to Covid-19 and thousands of Indians will visit Poland’s snow-capped beauty where the movie’s breathtaking ski sequences were filmed.

Bielsko Biala, also affectionately known as Little Vienna, is a stunning little town in southern Poland. Hidden from the rest of the world for much of the last century, this quaint little abode would finally get the fame it deserves after celebrated Indian filmmaker Vikash Verma decided to do a large amount of his next epic, No Means No “to publish here.

Bielsko Biala town, with its contrasting images of both Victorian architecture and amazing natural beauty, proved to be the perfect place for Vikash Verma to complete his romantic action epic. Once informed of the city’s historical influence and its incomparable natural beauty, Verma knew that this city would be perfect for him to conclude his vision.

A vision of size and depth that he had for his film would be perfectly complemented by this breathtaking city. It is in this stunning location that Vikash Verma shot much of his big budget action adventure – the first Indo-Polish co-production to feature breathtaking action sequences in a variety of settings.

‘No Means No’ is a rare film that is shot simultaneously in three languages: English, Hindi and Polish. Several Indian and international superstars such as Sanjay Dutt, Shah Rukh Khan and Steven Seagal have congratulated Vikash Verma on this project.

By the way, Amitabh Bachchan visited the city of Wroclaw in Poland before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, where the city council of the city of Wroclaw named a square after his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

Well, “No Means No” will be released in 2021, as will James Bond’s long-awaited film “No Time to Die”. An interesting connection between the two is that the titles of both films begin with “No” and the British secret service agent James Bond visited Poland almost 50 years ago.

The film ‘No Means No’ is about the story of an Indian (played by debutant Dhruv Verma) who visits Poland to take part in a ski championship and falls in love with a Polish girl. Debut action hero Dhruv Verma was trained in action sequences by Sanjay Dutt and Hollywood action star Steven Seagal. It was groomed by Preity Zinta, who got a classic James Bond look.

“I am convinced that the film ‘No Means No’ will pave the way for several such cooperation projects in the future, which will be a wonderful opportunity to promote Poland’s beautiful landscapes. I am really grateful for the pleasant and successful cooperation within the framework I wish Vikash Verma further professional success and good luck in realizing his good intentions and I hope for further joint efforts and initiatives in the future, “said Malgorzata Pepek (Hon. Member of the Polish Parliament and Chair of the Polish and Indian political groups).

Professor Piotr Glinski, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, who is also responsible for the Ministry of Culture, and Damian Iryzk, Consul General of Poland in Mumbai, played a supporting role in the making of the film.

“I would like to congratulate Vikash Vermaji and his entire team at G7 Films Poland on this groundbreaking and trailblazing initiative of the first joint Indo-Polish co-production ‘No Means No’. It’s a love story with a message and breathtaking action, but it highlights the strong cultural ties including the friendship between India and Poland. I wish you all the best of success in this wonderful, courageous and rare creative conceptualization, “said Ajay Bisaria, former Indian Ambassador to Poland (now High Commissioner to Canada).

“My upcoming action thriller with love as its central theme, ‘No Means No’, aims to unite India and Poland through a variety of relationships and expand bilateral ties between the two countries and their people. The film is one Ode to the strength of female characters and the empowerment of women in relation to all who must respect women’s no, which means no, “said Vikash Verma, director.

The film, produced by G7 Films Poland, stars an ensemble of Indian and Polish actors such as Gulshan Grover, Sharad Kapoor, Deep Raj Rana, Milind Joshi, Kat Kristian, Nazia Hussain (niece of the actor Sanjay Dutt), Anna Ador and Jersey Handzlik and Anna Guzik, Natalia Bak, Slywia Czech and Pawel Czech among others.

The music director is Hariharan (the legend known as one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music) and the music producers are his sons Akshay and Karan Hariharan (also singers). Worldwide sensation and beauty Shreya Ghoshal also demonstrated her singing talent for the film. Others on the music team are RishavNagh and ‘Indian Idol’ Judge Arvinder Singh.

Dhruv Verma spent months in Poland, besides mastering the masterful training of Krav Maga (Israeli fighting style developed for the army) and Jyrki SarioDefendo (defensive fighting style developed for the European police) from his guru Bartek Dobrowolski.He already received from the action legend Sanjay Dutt disarming and shooting techniques.

He also mastered the techniques of 17 different handguns, rifles and shotguns from other maestros of the Strzelnica Gun Club in BielskoBiala, Poland. He also learned to dance from the legendary ShiamakDavar.

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