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"Asad Shan has described the cinematic release of his first film as &amp;quot;an incredible experience&amp;quot;.  The star, director and writer of 7 Welcome to London also said making the film had been an &amp;quot;emotional ride&amp;quot;.  Speaking to Digital Spy the actor/director said: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s like a dream that I don&amp;#039;t really want to let go of. For me to have this reach the big screen was a really emotional moment for me. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve been working towards this one goal, to make this happen and to show it can happen. It was so close to me that I didn&amp;#039;t want to let it go. It was a very emotional ride for me.&amp;quot;   The Brits Bollywood host and former &amp;#039;Mr Asia UK&amp;#039; said he was under a lot of pressure as the writer/director and lead actor in the film.  &amp;quot;There were huge expectations and I wanted to prove to the world that British-born Asians are capable of doing this stuff and we will only go from strength to strength after this, but it&amp;#039;s only having that belief that someone can do this. I didn&amp;#039;t make this film for myself, I made it for the audience.&amp;quot;  A story of immigrant experience in London, the film has gone on to achieve critical and public acclaim and is the  most successful British Asian film ever made. Shan spoke about the film&amp;#039;s success at the box office, saying: &amp;quot;We have made double the money of Paan Singh Tomar and we are on par with Jodi Breakers. For newcomers to make the same amount of money as a film like Jodi Breakers is a massive achievement, especially when they had double the prints that we had.&amp;quot;  The global story for the film continues, as it is due to be released in territories worldwide. &amp;quot;An East Africa deal is being tied up. We&amp;#039;re looking into dates for distribution in America. India and Middle East would be the last trip that we do after North America and I want to focus on Punjab.  &amp;quot;Right now I&amp;#039;m getting calls from India saying that your song is being played everywhere. The &amp;#039;Yaadan&amp;#039; remix is playing in every nightclub in Mumbai. We haven&amp;#039;t even released it and we&amp;#039;re getting 350- 400,000 hits on YouTube.&amp;quot;  The actor also described the highlights of making the film.  &amp;quot;There have been many highlights from when we were filming, to when we finished with the final edit, to when I had my first final copy, there were many moments, but nothing beats watching it at the premiere with the entire audience and getting the reaction you hoped for. It was amazing.&amp;quot;  Shan is now preparing to follow up the success of 7 Welcome to London with his next film. &amp;quot;Everyone&amp;#039;s after my life to make a rom-com or a comedy. I&amp;#039;m looking to collaborate with writers to develop that script. I&amp;#039;ve also been approached by a very established AD in India who is about to make her directorial debut. &amp;quot;Something really big has happened for me in the mainstream market too, and a big announcement will be coming very soon.&amp;quot;  Read   Digital Spy&amp;#039;s interview with Asad Shan. Watch the 7 Welcome to London trailer below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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