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Never Give Up

Synopsis: 

Based on a true life story of South African veteran, Pinky Mothie.

"NEVER GIVE UP" is an inspirational dramatic movie which will keep viewers captivated & motivated.

The movie depicts a story of a young woman Pinky Mothie (Samvedhna Suwalka) at the tender age of 17,who struggled to win the blessing of her father, Jack (Pranesh Maharaj) to marry her life partner, Mothie (Rajiv Mothie). Pinky and Mothie eventually became a household name in the showbiz industry during the apartheid era in South Africa. The movie starts in the 1960's, showcasing Durban, South Africa which then evolves into current times.

Mothie's live events then became the crowd’s favorite. The power couple enjoyed and embraced the support of media and fans for his introduction of diversity of fusion extravaganzas. Their family grew with joys of having 3 daughters and a son.
Pinky's darkness and pain started once again when she lost her husband at the age of 40 years, leaving her as a young widow to grow up 4 children. She continued Mothie's Vision of bringing together different cultures & developing talent globally, but this became a challenge for Pinky as she was not financially stable and was left to manage Mothie's debts and businesses.

Pinky's support during her triumphs was her brother Danny (Akshay Laxman), who then became the confidant to the young son Rajiv (Rajiv Mothie).Rajiv's mission was to fulfill his father's Legacy. Despite the financial short comings, Rajiv remained focused on building himself by studying performing arts abroad. Upon his return to South Africa, Rajiv joined his mother in continuing with the diversity of live entertainment Pinky and her 4 children suffered major obstacles and setbacks, but they never lost focus of Mothie's dream.

Runtime: 
02:00:00
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Directors: Amit Chheda
Writers: Sarah Mahabir
Producers: Youth Film Development Project
Key cast: Samvedha Suwalka, Rajiv Mothie, Akshay Laxman, Pranesh Maharaj

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Student project: No
Completion date: 2018-09-01
Shooting format: Arri Alexa (4K)
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Film color: Color
First-time filmmaker: No

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