Washington:
Patna-born Prabhakar Sharan has become a rising star in the Latin American film industry with his first Spanish movie "Enredados: la confusion" (Entangled: The Confusion), becoming one of the most popular films of the year in Costa Rica.
Said to be the first Latin American film made in typical Bollywood style of songs and dance, it was shot in Costa Rica, Mumbai and Panama.
Prabhakar, who plays the lead role opposite Nancy Dobles, a popular Costa Rican television hostess, plans to release his dream project in English, Hindi and Bhojpuri as "Ek Chor, Do Mastikhor" in March-April.
Ex-world wrestling champion and Hollywood actor, Scott Steiner plays a lead role in the movie, which has been produced by Costa Rica-based Pacific Investment Corporation.
The supporting cast includes local actors Mario Chacon and Jos Castro in the film. Panamanians, Colombians and Argentines have also collaborated on the project.
Released in February last year, and distributed by Cinepolis in six countries Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and San Salvador, the movie registered box office success.
Cinepolis is now planning to release the movie in more than a dozen Latin America countries in March or April this year and also in the US.
"Khiladi 786" fame Ashish Mohan initially directed the movie. However, Prabhakar himself ended up directing the movie after he and Mohan parted ways following differences.
"It is a film that bonds the two communities (Indian and Latins) together," Prabhakar said in an interview.
Jose Castro, film commissioner Costa Rica said it was for the first time that a Costa Rican cinema had such kind of production and entertainment.
"This movie is not a just a movie for theatre it has become a milestone to Latin movie industry for the new difference and changes by its style," Prabhakar told PTI.
Prabhakar's parents Prabhunath Sharan and Subhadra Prasad are retired bankers from Motihari.
He was born in Patna and did his schooling from Bhurkunda and Ramnagar which is now in Jharkhand. He went to Rohtak for his college education and moved to Costa Rica to complete his studies.
