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Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sounds too good to be true...Lord of the Epics
Producer Bobby Bedi plans to make a Mahabharata trilogy akin to The Lord Of The Rings with Shah Rukh, Aamir & Rani
The Mahabharata. Hindu mythologys greatest epic might just become Bollywoods biggest ever cinematic venture. The magic of this powerful epic is currently being recreated by producer Bobby Bedi into a trilogy with a budget of Rs 300 crore. The trilogy will capture the battles, intrigues, spiritual complexity and cultural aesthetics of India, 4,000 years ago. This will be my big project for the next three years, says Bedi, adding that he discovered the power of the Mahabharatas storyline after reading Girish Karnads script for Agnivarsha.
What will bring the superstar touch to the Mahabharata is the cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan (together on the screen for the first time) and Rani Mukherji. While Rani will play Draupadi, Shah Rukh and Aamir will play Karan and Arjun, but I cant reveal whos who. I hope to make a historic movie series in the manner of The Lord Of The Rings. My Mahabharatawill have the same imagination, special effects and creativity of Peter Jacksons trilogy. In fact, weve asked The Lord Of The Rings team to work with us on this project. Mani Ratnam will direct the trilogy, which will roll soon,says Bedi,the chairman of CIIs entertainment committee.
Bedi plans to take Indias most ancient story to Gen Now across the globe. I want American, British, Japanese and Indian kids to watch the movie and understand the significance of the Mahabharata.Telling this dramatic story will be a big challenge. Imagine something similar to Harry Potter and The Lord Of The Rings thats the canvas Im thinking of.To be able to make something of that magnitude, we need space. The sets of the movie will span 18 acres in Haryana or the foothills of Punjab.Designer JJ Valaya will work on the clothes, hell drape all the characters remember, everybody in that era wore clothes without stitches. Ive asked Sufi musician Madan Gopal to do research on the sights and sounds of that period. Besides, I have asked artist Manjit Bawa to think of the visuals, what the houses and temples of the Mahabharata period should look like, informs Bedi.Bawa, however, might not be able to give his undivided attention to Bedis project due to other commitments. Bobby has contacted me but Ill be too busy this year to work on the project full-time. It will be an exciting project, he says.
In the current context, Bedi, who is also working on Cost Of Freedom, a biographical film on Raja Ravi Vermas life, is excited about his upcoming movie The Rising.When you make a period film, you need to ask yourself who is going to watch a film on nationalism. For me, the story of Mangal Pandey is the story of the Sepoy Mutiny, its about romanticising history and making it part of our popular culture.
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