<p> Encouraged by the success of their movie, Kirik Party, the producers have decided to auction a vintage car used in the film to fund education of children of sex workers.<br /><br />The vintage car plays a significant role in the film. There is a scene in the movie where the car is auctioned to fund schooling of a sex worker’s daughter. Extending their reel success to real life, the movie producers have decided to auction the car online, Rakshith Shetty, the film’s producer told DH. <br /><br />“We were planning to auction the car if the movie became a hit,’’ Shetty said. The base price of the car is Rs 3 lakh and the value may go up once the auction begins. The money will be given to a charitable organisation working for children of sex workers.<br /><br />Kirik Party, released on December 29, 2016, is the second highest-grossing film in Kannada industry by touching Rs 60 crore and celebrating 100 days in over 25 theatres across Karnataka. The film, directed by Rishab Shetty, was made at a cost of Rs 4 crore. <br /><br />The movie has also bagged the 'Popular Entertaining Film' award at the Karnataka State Film Awards 2016, announced recently.<br /><br />Shetty and his team had a tough time getting the car for the movie. “We wanted the past and present generations to connect with a car. We decided to use a Contessa car which was a symbol of reputation in India a few deacdes ago. None of the car owners was ready to sell their car,” Shetty recalled.<br /><br />The team finally got in touch with a person in Bengaluru and bought his Contessa car for Rs 1.5 lakh. <br /><br />The producers spent Rs 3 lakh on the car to remove its top and make it look like a vintage one.</p>
<p> Encouraged by the success of their movie, Kirik Party, the producers have decided to auction a vintage car used in the film to fund education of children of sex workers.<br /><br />The vintage car plays a significant role in the film. There is a scene in the movie where the car is auctioned to fund schooling of a sex worker’s daughter. Extending their reel success to real life, the movie producers have decided to auction the car online, Rakshith Shetty, the film’s producer told DH. <br /><br />“We were planning to auction the car if the movie became a hit,’’ Shetty said. The base price of the car is Rs 3 lakh and the value may go up once the auction begins. The money will be given to a charitable organisation working for children of sex workers.<br /><br />Kirik Party, released on December 29, 2016, is the second highest-grossing film in Kannada industry by touching Rs 60 crore and celebrating 100 days in over 25 theatres across Karnataka. The film, directed by Rishab Shetty, was made at a cost of Rs 4 crore. <br /><br />The movie has also bagged the 'Popular Entertaining Film' award at the Karnataka State Film Awards 2016, announced recently.<br /><br />Shetty and his team had a tough time getting the car for the movie. “We wanted the past and present generations to connect with a car. We decided to use a Contessa car which was a symbol of reputation in India a few deacdes ago. None of the car owners was ready to sell their car,” Shetty recalled.<br /><br />The team finally got in touch with a person in Bengaluru and bought his Contessa car for Rs 1.5 lakh. <br /><br />The producers spent Rs 3 lakh on the car to remove its top and make it look like a vintage one.</p>
