{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000182-c0c3-ddc9-a1d6-fae7205b0002","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/8-photos-to-relive-the-asia-pacific-premiere-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power","headline":"8 photos to relive the Asia Pacific premiere of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’","description":"We take you back to the Asia Pacific premiere of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.' From opening the carpet with open-top auto rickshaws to interacting with Bollywood stars.","datePublished":"2022-08-23T13:45:26.544Z","dateModified":"2022-08-23T13:45:26.544Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amazon Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/08549ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1125x1125+438+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F6d%2F7fe296e642859c7ba2a629eda3ba%2Famazon-logo-hero-images-2024.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/2a1e0c1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fdb%2F2f%2F468cd7f24d5d92a95e764f8426db%2F01.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![The Lord of the Rings cast in Mumbai, along with Albert Cheng, COO, Amazon Studios; Gaurav Gandhi, Country Head, Prime Video India and Sushant Sreeram, Head of SVOD Business, Prime Video India.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/2a1e0c1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fdb%2F2f%2F468cd7f24d5d92a95e764f8426db%2F01.jpg)\n\n# 8 photos to relive the Asia Pacific premiere of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’\n\n*Why Mumbai? Maximum City is recognized globally as one of the world's entertainment capitals alongside Los Angeles and London.*\n\nThe cast of Prime Video’s *The Lord of The Rings: The Ring of Power* was in Mumbai last week as part of a global tour that included premieres in Los Angeles, Mexico City, and London.  \n\n![The show's cast explored the best of Mumbai, including the Gateway of India. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/b8d93a7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/11356x8517+0+0/resize/767x575!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F8f%2Fec%2F17f827484f0a81fca1c847274d03%2Fthe-team-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-poses-against-the-gateway-of-india.jpg)\n*The show's cast explored the best of Mumbai, including the Gateway of India.*\n\nFrom making their carpet entry in open-top autorickshaws to interacting with Bollywood celebrities like Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar, and Tamannaah Bhatia, or rubbing shoulders with the city’s iconic *dabbawallas* and visiting the Gateway of India, the show’s cast saw the best of Maximum City.\n\n![Ema Horvath who plays Eärien in the new series](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/89c6a3d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ff4%2Fb6%2F261f0a544d5cb44657cf0bc0f42e%2Fseries-star-ema-horvath.jpg)\n*Ema Horvath who plays Eärien in the new series.*\n\n\"The questions we have been asked (in Mumbai) have been deeper and more specific than what we have been asked before. So thanks to all the journalists here,\" Ema Horvath, who portrays the Númenórean lady Eärien, told Inside Amazon's Chirag Bhuva.\n\nAt a press event on August 18, the cast and crew met and interacted with celebrity fans of the franchise, Hrithik Roshan and Tamannaah Bhatia. Tamannaah described the franchise as “engrossing and captivating”.\n\n![Hrithik Roshan, a self-confessed fan of the trilogy.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/644a0fe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F38%2F0c%2F6970f17444c4808251f5e96bcac7%2F02-hrithik-roshan.jpg)\n*Hrithik Roshan, a self-confessed fan of the trilogy.*\n\n**Premiere Night** \nAt the premiere held on August 19, the excitement in the air was palpable. \"I am feeling overwhelmed. I feel like I have left my body and I am hanging above...,\" Horvath told Inside Amazon's Chirag. Horvath and her colleagues made a grand entrance on the carpet in true Mumbai-style in colorful autorickshaws, accompanied by traditional dancers. \n\n![A glitzy entry in true Mumbai-style.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/5ad3025/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Faf%2Fd9%2F43ab3ddb49168b1af948b52adbcb%2Fentry.jpg)\n*A glitzy entry in true Mumbai-style.*\n\nThe cast and crew—many on their first visit to India—immersed themselves in the colours of Mumbai with a visit to the Gateway of India and interacted with the city’s *dabbawallas*, while enjoying a traditional meal from *dabbas*.\n\n![The crew break bread with Mumbai's Dabbawallas](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/49dbaa9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F96%2F6c%2Faecf4c0d449285f502a05cf97481%2Fdabbawallas-1.jpg)\n*The crew break bread with Mumbai's Dabbawallas*\n\n> From the moment I got here, the spirit of the people and the excitement has been palpable. The food, sights, the people...everything has been wonderful.\n> — JD Payne, Showrunner & Scriptwriter\n\n**Hello Middle Earth**\nSo what can fans expect from Season 1? Starting September 2, Prime Video subscribers in India will be able to watch the epic saga—which is set thousands of years before J.R.R. Tolkien's legendary trilogy—in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. The prequel, described by New Zealand’s Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash as “the largest television series ever made”, will launch in more than 30 languages.\n\n![Actor and VJ Bani J at the premiere.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/5c2dbd6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6350x4233+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F54%2F75%2F2a1e8eb7465db0938f179a354f61%2Fbani-j.jpg)\n*Actor and VJ Bani J at the premiere.*\n\nScreenwriter and Showrunner JD Payne says the season reintroduces people to Middle Earth.\n\n> People will be surprised to see where evil will emerge from. Really it’s a story about emotions—imagine the things that are the most important to you, such as your family, friends, community, work; imagine if suddenly it was all under threat of being taken away—how far in the darkness would you go to protect these?\n> — JD Payne\n\n**Premiering in India**\nPrime Video's decision to premiere the show in India was influenced by several factors. \n\n![Albert Cheng, COO of Amazon Studios with actor Anupam Tripathi ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/18d4288/2147483647/strip/true/crop/468x588+0+0/resize/767x964!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fbd%2Fe3%2Fb9498ad24a7a80ebfbe9ac557ab7%2Ffrom-l-to-r-anupam-tripathi-albert-cheng.jpeg)\n*Albert Cheng, COO of Amazon Studios with actor Anupam Tripathi.*\n\n> We have seen fantastic customer adoption in India and the country has witnessed the maximum number of new customers worldwide who started streaming on Prime Video last year.\n> — Albert Cheng, COO, Amazon Studios\n\nWithin just five years of launch, India has become one of the fastest growing and most engaged locales for Prime Video worldwide. Indian originals now have a massive fan following globally too; one in every five viewers of an Indian Original series is from outside India. \n\n*The countdown to the premiere continues. Keep an eye out for updates and follow all of the news on [the official](https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)[Lord of the Rings](https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)[on Prime Twitter account](https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor).*","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}