India's first Hollywood Star Sabu's Biopic To Hit the Big Screen Soon

Mumbai (The Uttam Hindu): The story of India's first Hollywood actor Sabu will now soon be shown on the big screen.

Almighty Motion Picture has acquired the film and television rights of author Deblina Majumdar's acclaimed biography 'Sabu: The Remarkable Story of India's First Actor in Hollywood'

This biography is based on the true story of a Mysore boy 'Sabu Dastagir' who rises from the elephant stables of Mysore to become an international film star.

Producer and actress of Almighty Motion Pictures, Prabhleen Sandhu said that Sabu's story should be brought to screen truthfully.

He said, “Sabu's story must be told with grandeur and truth. He was not just India's first global star, but he was a bridge across continents, cultures and eras. Bringing his story to the screen is about more than filmmaking. It is about preserving a legacy that the world will never forget and it is a responsibility we hold close to our hearts.”

Mahat's son Sabu, who was an elephant caretaker, was a man whose journey was truly extraordinary. His journey from British-ruled India to Hollywood was spectacular, crossing many boundaries and making a name for himself in Hollywood. His journey spanned continents, cultures and eras. He got his big break in Hollywood in the film 'Elephant Boy', which was released in 1937. He played the lead role in it. He also served in World War II.

Sabu was born in 1924 in Karpura, Mysore, which was then a princely state of British India, and made his acting debut in 1937 in the film 'Elephant Boy', based on 'Tumai of the Elephants' from Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book'. He gained international recognition with this film, which was directed by documentary filmmaker 'Robert J. Flaherty'. The film was completed by supervising director Zoltan Korda, and he also won the Best Director award at the Venice Film Festival for it. The film was shot at London Films Studios, Denham and Mysore.

After 'Elephant Boy', Sabu appeared in many Hollywood classics, including 'The Thief of Bagdad' (1940), 'Jungle Book' (1942), 'Arabian Nights' (1942) and 'Black Narcissus' (1947). His films were box office hits and he became a cultural bridge between the East and West.

In recognition of his remarkable contribution to cinema, he was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Sadly, Sabu died suddenly in 1963 at the age of 39 due to a heart attack.