Discovery of India Ram Kamal Mukherjee
FILM: Rang De Basanti DIRECTOR: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra ACTORS: Aamir Khan, Siddharth Suryanarayan, Atul Kulkarni, Kunal Kapoor, Sharman, Soha Ali Khan, Madhavan, Alice Pattern, Waheeda Rehman When it comes to experimenting with one's look, Aamir Khan has always been open to it – from his goatee in Dil Chahta Hain, to the moustached martyr in Mangal Pandey and now the maverick DJ look in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Rang De Basanti. “The film is about awakening; about standing up for ones beliefs, where the rebellion spirit transcends time and age. A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad to name a few. Through her film, Sue wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the freedom movement in India. Owing to lack of funds, she recruits five students from the Delhi University to act in her docu-drama. These youngsters could be anyone from among us and their lives mirror the kind of lives the youth of today lead; namely a self-centred and materialistic existence where ideas like patriotism and making a change are restricted to only history books,” says Mehra. Incidentally Aamir Khan charged a whopping sum of seven crores from producer Bobby Bedi for The Rising and the buzz making the rounds is that, UTV also paid a hefty amount to Aamir for this film. “I will not like to comment on the seven crores. But we have paid what was professionally required; an amount we cannot disclose,” says producer Ronnie Screwvala. But judging at Aamir's box office record, does he justify a remuneration of a few crores? “It's an excellent script and Aamir in the lead role makes the project lucrative,” adds Screwwala. It is alleged the Aamir will not partake in any promotional campaign of the film because of his impending marriage to Kiran Rao. “Aamir is completely involved in the promotion and marketing of the film. He recently launched the music at Planet M and this week he will be seen walking the ramp wearing the specially designed Rang De Basanti collection that Provogue will be launching. Aamir will also be travelling all over the country for the road shows of Rang De Basanti,” informs Screwvala. The film will have national release on January 20. As part of an ongoing series, we bring you a sneak peek of films WHAT IS THE FILM ALL ABOUT? A British filmmaker Sue comes to India to make a film on freedom fighters when she stumbles into a DJ (Aamir Khan). Although he passed out of college five years ago he continues to be a part of the University because he feels the outside world doesn't have much to offer him. The other characters are Karan (Siddharth) – the son of industrialist Rajnath Singhania who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him grudgingly. Aslam (Kunal Kapoor) is the middle-class Muslim boy who lives in the bylanes near Jama Masjid and is the poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi (Sharman Joshi), the group's baby is innocent and has a weakness for girls. Laxman Pandey (Atul Kulkarni), the fundamentalist in the group is the only one who believes that politics can be used as a tool to better the world. Finally Sonia (Soha Ali Khan); the sole girl in the group is a tomboy and is engaged to Ajay (Madhavan); the dashing air pilot. The film takes you though the transformation in the mindsets of this group of friends - where Sue's film makes DJ and his friends recognise and celebrate the courage and spirit of these freedon fighters. The film is a narrative on the changing perspective and values of this group while they shoot for the film. http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=10&articleid=122020052213442341220200522918546 "We neglect our cities at our peril. For, in neglecting them, we neglect the nation." -John F. Kennedy ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Know an art & music fan? Make a donation in their honor this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/VwqHaC/.VHMAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
