The Billionaire comes to Colombo

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Bringing a little slice of Hollywood fanfare to the cinemas of his native country, leading baritone and filmmaker Gehan Cooray celebrated the Sri Lankan premiere of his feature film ‘The Billionaire’ at PVR Cinemas – One Galle Face on Wednesday. The exclusive event saw many of Colombo’s elite in their red carpet best, as they attended the invitee-only screening with a short introduction by Gehan himself, followed by a lively Q&A session.

‘The Billionaire’ is a contemporary, gender-swapped adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s 1936 play ‘The Millionairess’, with Gehan taking on multiple roles as executive producer, screenwriter and lead actor. Directed by Michael Philip, the film also stars Heather Tom (‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ and ‘The Young and the Restless’), Jordan Belfi (‘Entourage), David Santos (‘Power Rangers’ tv franchise), and Randy Wayne (‘The Dukes of Hazzard’).

The film is currently in consideration for Oscar nominations in three categories, and won the award for Best Comedy Feature at last year’s Burbank International Film Festival.

‘The Billionaire’ will be in select cinemas across Colombo and its suburbs from March 19 onwards.