The
producer
of
Hollywood's
big
release
in
India
today,
'Hunger
Games:
Mockingjay-Part
1',
believes
the
film's
subject
is
a
global
phenomenon
that
equally
resonates
in
India.
Nina
Jacobson
claimed
the
film's
audience
base
in
Asia
has
grown
with
each
installment
of
the
popular
franchise
based
on
the
books
by
the
same
name.
"The
books
became
a
big
American
phenomenon
and
then
spread
across
the
globe
and
we
had
hoped
that
the
film
would
snowball
into
an
equal
global
phenomenon.
They
have
proved
very
popular
in
India
and
across
Asia," she
said.
The
story
centres
around
young
Katniss
Everdeen,
played
by
award-winning
actress
Jennifer
Lawrence,
who
becomes
the
reluctant
leader
of
a
rebellion
in
the
fictional
land
of
Panem.
The
plot
is
a
metaphor
for
modern
day
struggles
against
unfair
regimes.
Hollywood
star
Donald
Sutherland,
the
evil
president
of
Panem
who
triggers
the
rebellion,
hopes
the
films
will
inspire
youth
around
the
world
to
get
involved
in
the
political
process
of
their
countries.
"Audiences
all
over
the
world
will
recognise
their
obligation
to
change
their
governments,"
he
said.
"It
should
act
as
a
catalyst
for
young
people.
The
Occupy
movement
fizzled
out
because
it
did
not
have
a
leader,
and
I
hope
the
film
helps
generate
a
leader.
Oligarchs
need
to
be
brought
to
account;
my
hope
is
that
these
four
films
will
cause
young
people
to
go
to
the
booths
and
vote
in
the
US
elections
in
2016,"
he
added.
The
novels
by
Suzanne
Collins
titled
'The
Hunger
Games' and
'Catching
Fire'
have
already
proved
big
Hollywood
successes.
The
third
in
her
trilogy,
'Mockingjay',
has
been
produced
in
two
parts,
with
the
second
set
for
release
in
2015.
Part
1
is
already
a
box
office
hit
in
the
US
and
UK,
where
it
was
released
earlier
this
month.
The
India
release
on
Friday
will
add
to
its
massive
overseas
collections
of
around
USD
154
million.