Mani Ratnam is fit and fresh 8 Jul 2009, 0045 hrs IST, TNN
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Mani Ratnam has fully recovered. While tinsel town was concerned after
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Back to form: Mani Ratnam
all-clear signal. And now, Mani is raring to go.
He is ready to complete Raavan and move on to his next project, which would
apparently have Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, yet again.
There is also another project with Ranbir Kapoor to be shot in London. And,
Mani wants to make both the films within the next one year.
Close friend Santosh Sivan, who recently shot a schedule for Raavan, says,
“Mani is very, very well now. He has never been fitter. He plays three hours
of golf every day.”
Raavan, being made as a Tamil-Hindi bi-lingual, has been more strenuous to
shoot than all other films because it’s not only being shot in the rugged
jungles, but also moves in two separate time zones, being shot by two
different cameramen.
Now, Mani is balancing out his work and recreation time. No more workaholic
schedules for him.
A little-known fact about Mani’s life is his love for golf (the game was
included in Guru) and his bonding with Madhavan over games of golf.
Madhavan, who has played golf tournaments at the national level, is often
seen in the golf course with Mani these days.
Though his status as Mani’s favourite actor has changed, Madhavan and Mani
continue to be friends in real life. In fact, Madhavan will be playing a
stellar role in one of the two Hindi films that Mani will direct next year.
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