Who is this Madan Gopal ? If Rahman is supposed to do this film then why Bobby Bedi is asking Madan Gopal to research.. beats me..
Anyway, Rs.300cr (approx. US$ 70 million) is way too expensive for a bollywood movie (ok.. three bollywood movies) Sam --- In [email protected], Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If ARR's name was there, it would be all-ARR! Its semi-ARR because of the inherent assumption that MR would work with ARR :-D I hope he doesnt have any nasty surprises lined up for us there.... > > Vijay Iyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:gops, why is this semi a r r i coulndt find his name anywhere ! > > 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 > > NONA WALIA , The Times of India > > > The Mahabharata. Hindu mythology's greatest epic might just become Bollywood's 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 Mahabharata's storyline after reading Girish Karnad's 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 can't reveal who's 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 Jackson's trilogy. In fact, we've 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 CII's entertainment committee. > > Bedi plans to take India's 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 that's the canvas I'm 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, he'll drape all the characters remember, everybody in that era wore clothes without stitches. I've 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 Bedi's project due to other commitments. ``Bobby has contacted me but I'll 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 Verma's 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, it's about romanticising history and making it part of our popular culture.'' > > > > "We neglect our cities at our peril. For, in neglecting them, we neglect the nation." > -John F. 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