another sweet surprise and this is such a great news... m loving ARRs international work and any of his commitments towards it without compensating regional and national work. this is great.
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Art and the man > > Shekhar > Kapur's artistic interpretation of his recent Argentinean short film > will join Salvador Dali and Picasso's creations in a museum in Europe > > By Subhash K Jha > Posted On Thursday, November 06, 2008 > > Shekhar Kapur and A.R.Rahman > Shekhar Kapur, who has just completed 3 Graces,a 25-minute film for > a leading international company, will make his artistic interpretation > of the film, to be placed along with Salvador Dali and Picasso's > creations in a museum in Europe. Interestingly, a leading multinational > company enters the filmmaking business with this film. > > Shekhar > informed, "I was in New York when I got a call from them. I immediately > flew down to Austria. They told me they had seen my films and they > wanted me to make a film for them. They also have a museum where some > of the greatest modern artistes including Salvador Dali and Picasso > have done sculptures. So after I have completed the film they want me > to get together with an architect and install a permanent sculpture > inspired by the film." > > Ask Shekhar why he made a short film > instead of a full-fledged one and he is quick to retort that short > films are the future of world cinema. He explained, "A lot of big-name > directors are today making short films. It takes so little time. I shot > a short film for Mira Nair in New York in just two days. And I shot the > film in Buenos Aires in just five days. We shot like mad people for > 14-15 hours a day. > > At the end of it my actors said they had > never experienced anything like it. We shot on the edge and that's the > only way to shoot."This short film has a lot of high points apart from > its representational sculpture. Its music opera is composed by A R > Rahman and is also sung by an Indian. "Rahman has composed a classic > opera song for the film that he has recorded in India in an Indian > female singer's voice from his music institute in Chennai. When I > played the song in Argentina, they said, 'My God, what a great opera > and an operatic voice!' Their jaws fell open when I said both were > Indian," Shekhar recollected with a chuckle. > > Shekhar is not > just ecstatic about doing this international project but is also on > cloud nine for having worked with three beautiful women in the film. > Making no attempt to disguise the hint of pride in his voice, Shekhar > commented, "My colleagues in Mumbai are so jealous. I have just > returned from Buenos Aires after shooting with three of the most > beautiful women in the world and I am feeling on top of the world. > > Julia > Stiles is the leading lady from all the Bourne Identity films. Haley > Benett was the pop singer with Hugh Grant in Music & Lyrics. Lily > Cole is one of the three top models of the world, in the same league as > Kate Moss. It's the story of three sisters. One of them is a tango > dancer played by Lily." > > > http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=30&contentid=2008110620081106035726702d8944a50§xslt=section > > >
