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Priyanka Chopra starrer The Sky Is Pink sets date for theatrical release

It has been almost three years since fans have been waiting to see Priyanka Chopra in a Bollywood movie. Last seen in Prakash Jha’s Jai Gangaajal (2016), the former beauty queen is finally returning to home turf with the forthcoming film The Sky Is Pink.

The movie, which mounted the shooting floor in August last year, has finally booked a date for its theatrical release. Helmed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Shonali Bose, the much-awaited movie will roll into theatres on 11th October, 2019.


Apart from playing the female lead, Priyanka Chopra has also co-produced the film with Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur. Besides her, The Sky Is Pink also stars Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim in lead roles.

The film tells the true story of Aisha Chaudhary, who became a motivational speaker after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 14. She breathed her last on January 24, 2015, hours after her book, My Little Epiphanies, was launched at the Jaipur Literature Festival.

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Top 7 most expensive artworks as Jackson Pollock's painting fetches £135.3m

The paintings 'Red composition' (L) and 'Painting Silver over Black, Yellow and Red' by US artist Jackson Pollock

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Top 7 most expensive artworks as Jackson Pollock's painting fetches £135.3m

Highlights

  • Jackson Pollock’s Number 7A, 1948 sold for £135.3 million at Christie’s in New York
  • The sale set a new auction record for Pollock and placed the work among the highest-priced artworks ever sold
  • Recent years have seen several paintings and artworks cross the nine-figure mark
  • From Leonardo da Vinci to Gustav Klimt, auction records continue to be rewritten

Pollock’s latest sale joins an elite club

Jackson Pollock has entered rare company after Number 7A, 1948 sold for £135.3 million at Christie’s in New York. The sale became the artist’s highest auction result and placed the painting among the most expensive artworks ever sold under the hammer.

The record-breaking figure has once again drawn attention to the handful of paintings and artworks that sit at the top of the auction world. Here is a look at some of the biggest sales in history.

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