"But Mehra says the film's nine songs will be used in the background, not picturized as in typical Hindi films".
I welcome this but songs should not be broken into pieces..I am fearing this would happen..hopefully not!! -jiban --- In [email protected], Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > Delhi 6' Reveals 'The Devil Within': Rakeysh Mehra By LISA TSERING > indiawest.com February 12, 2009 03:03:00 PM > > It's 2:30 in the morning Mumbai time, but Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is > energized by the prospect of talking about his latest project, "Delhi 6." > > The writer-director of the acclaimed box office hit "Rang De Basanti" aims > to put his unique stamp on a theme that has been explored many times > onscreen before when a young Indian American man returns "home" to India > for the first time, what will he find there? > > "Delhi 6 is a microcosm of India," Mehra told India-West by phone in a > recent interview. "It's one of the oldest cities in India, almost 1,000 > years old, and still holds those values and traditions. At the same time, > it's in the middle of 'Global India.' It's a crazy dichotomy." > > He was in an editing suite, putting the finishing touches on what is one of > the season's most eagerly awaited films, to be released Feb. 20. > > With music by A.R. Rahman and a cast that includes Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam > Kapoor, Om Puri, Rishi Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman, "Delhi 6" is a story about > Roshan (Bachchan), a man brought up in the United States who has to go to > Delhi at the request of his aging grandmother (Rehman). > > "Roshan is a second-generation Indian with an American passport, who has > never been to India," explained Mehra. "When he gets there, his soul is > happy he feels a kind of attraction that you feel when you go home to your > village." > > Once he gets there, he meets Bittu (Kapoor), a girl who wants to leave India > for the West. "She wants to get out," said Mehra. "Then, electricity happens > between them." > > "Delhi 6" is more of a character study than a "plot-oriented film," said > Mehra. "I see it as a fabric; I try to weave different patterns." Mehra also > juxtaposes a staging of the Ram Leela with Roshan's story to add a simpler > good-versus-evil motif. > > Abhishek Bachchan was the first actor Mehra considered for the role, which > was just fine with the actor himself. "He knew I'd understand the role," > Bachchan told India-West Feb. 6 from New York, where he was visiting his > wife, Aishwarya Rai, on her promotional tour for "The Pink Panther 2." > > "I spent a large part of my childhood abroad," he added. Bachchan had > earlier spent three years at Boston University, where he studied liberal > arts and drama, and found it easy to adopt an American accent. "We discussed > the accent I would use in the film," he said. "We put a hint of an American > accent in, not too much stress on it." > > Bachchan praised Mehra's writing and directorial style just enough > pressure to craft a good performance, but not so much that the actors are > stifled. "His script is so precise, so detailed. But he lets you loose on > the set," he said. > > Mehra said he first narrated the idea for the film to Bachchan seven years > ago. "I really liked his interpretation of it," said Mehra. "He read between > the lines. It was I who was scared to touch it. I kept that script under my > pillow all those years." > > A.R. Rahman introduces new talent Ash King on the soundtrack, which is an > effective blend of classic qawaali styles and electronica-fueled dance > music. But Mehra says the film's nine songs will be used in the background, > not picturized as in typical Hindi films. > > "With 'Rang De Basanti,' people accepted that the characters weren't > singing," said Mehra. "I think I started a trend. A.R. has done a beautiful > job." > > To add another layer of realism, Mehra insisted the film be shot in sync > sound. "There's no other way," he said firmly. > > Knowing that shooting the entire film on location in Purani Dilli itself > would be a massive headache, Mehra decided instead to build a huge set 100 > kms from Jaipur, and only shot a few selected scenes in Old Delhi. > > Since the character of Roshan is of mixed heritage his mother is Muslim > and his father Hindu the film touches on the issue of communal conflict. > "There's a caste system and a religious divide," said Mehra. "The film > starts getting deeper into troubled waters it's a movie about the devil > within. We disguise this devil with layers, but we are never able to > confront it. > > "'Delhi 6' is a black comedy, a social drama, but a family film, too," Mehra > told India-West. "I grew up there. All my childhood memories are there. This > film is semi-autobiographical with the pigeons, the kites, the smells of > the food. It's as real as it gets." > http://www.indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=901&sid=3 > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
