If AR were to do the music on a movie called "Lord Buddha", can you imagine how haunting the music would be???????????????
--- In [email protected], Gomzy <gomtesh.upad...@...> wrote: > > *Music has played a very important role in all his films. * > > *He would love to work again with composer A R Rahman [ > **Images*<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=a+r+rahman> > * ], Gowariker said. The two men joined hands on Lagaan, Swadesh and Jodhaa > Akbar. For What's Your Raashee?, the filmmaker signed on newcomer Sohail > Sen. * *"When I approached Rahman for Raashee..., he was busy with Slumdog > Millionaire [ > Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=slumdog+millionaire>], > and several other projects including Subhash Ghai's [ > **Images*<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=subhash+ghai> > * ] Yuvraj," Gowariker said. "Usually between my productions I have about a > six month gap, but I was to start What's Your Rashee within a few months of > the release of Jodhaa Akbar and Rahman felt he just could not do justice to > 13 full fledged songs I needed for my new film. Now, I feel we could work > together again."* > ** > Full article > ** > http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/sep/20/ashutosh-gowariker-discusses-buddha-film-in-an-exclusive-interview-with-rediff.htm > ** > *rector Ashutosh Gowariker discusses his next two films with Arthur J Pais > in Toronto.* > > Ashutosh Gowariker's *What's Your Raashee?* got a solid welcome at the > Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday despite some groans that the > 192 minute-long film is too unfocussed. Minutes before the red carpet > ceremony for the movie, the director told *rediff.com* that he will be > hugely busy with two very different projects in the next couple of years. > > The biggest among them is an English language biopic of Lord Buddha that > could cost $100 million, more than thrice the combined budget of his six > previous films including *Jodhaa Akbar [ > Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=jodhaa+akbar>] > *. > > Then there is the political thriller based on the book *Do And Die: The > Story of the Chittagong Uprising 1930-34* about a rebellion against the > British<http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/sep/01/story-that-excited-ashutosh-gowariker.htm>in > the then East Bengal province. > > The yet to be titled Buddha film will be produced by businessman Dr B K Modi > and is based on a script by David Ward, who won an Oscar for his *The Sting > [ Images <http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=sting> > ]*screenplay 35 years ago. Ward also received an Oscar nomination for > *Sleepless at Seattle* 16 years ago. > > This will be the costliest film as yet directed by an India-born filmmaker. > The films of Shekhar Kapur [ > Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=shekhar+kapur>] > ( > *Elizabeth: The Golden Age*) and M Night Shyamalan (*The Village, Signs*) > have not cost more than $75 million each. > > Gowariker discussed the two projects with *rediff.com* as he got ready for > the red carpet for *Rashee...* at the Toronto film festival where his *Lagaan > [ Images <http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=lagaan> ]* had > gained an international profile in September 2001 and went on to be > nominated for a foreign film Oscar. > > The director spent a couple of days along with his lead stars, Priyanka > Chopra [ > Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=priyanka+chopra>] > and Harman Baweja [ > Images <http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=harman+baweja> ], in > the Canadian city. His was one of three films by India-born filmmakers -- > Dilip Mehta's *Cooking with Stella* and Anurag Singh's *Dil Bole Hadippa [ > Images <http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=dil+bole+hadippa> > ]*were the others -- that were chosen for the gala presentation. > > *Raashee...* concluded the Toronto film festival, one of the most popular > film events worldwide, which in some observers's opinion ranks a few notches > below the Cannes [ > Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=cannes>] and > Venice festivals in its influence and scope. > > The Buddha movie, Gowariker said, would have a worldwide release not only > because it is planned as a Hollywood production with technicians from > Hollywood, India and other countries, but also because it will be > distributed by a major Hollywood studio. > > Several studios including Sony have shown interest in acquiring the rights > once the casting and other technical departments are taken care of. > > In the ever-troubled world of materialistic conflicts, Lord Buddha's life > offers many challenges to lead an alternative life, the director said, > adding that Buddha's story could be told and retold every now and then. "It > has timeless appeal," he added. > > "This is the first time I am working on a script that had been completed > before I was signed on," Gowariker continued. "But as it happens in the case > of many such projects, I sat down with David and we worked on a few changes. > For me, the emotional content of the story is very, very important." > > His involvement with the project began a year ago. "Only now can I speak > about it after the negotiations and other arrangements are in place," he > added. > > Then there is Gowariker's own production based on newspaper editor Manini > Chatterjee's book *Do And Die: The Story of the Chittagong Uprising 1930-34*, > which will feature Abhishek Bachchan [ > Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=abhishek+bachchan>] > in the lead role. > > "The story gets at most a footnote in history books," the director said. The > little sung about heroes ought to be household names across India, he added, > for many of them were larger than life figures and their sacrifices and > daredevilry ought to be widely known. > > Chatterjee's book was published in 1999. "It is a rousing story of > commitment and bravery," Gowariker said. "It is going to be a thriller." > > It could also be the shortest film he has made in recent years. A typical > Gowariker film runs more than two-and-a-half hours. > > The thriller genre is new to Gowariker. "When I read Chatterjee's book, I > was struck by the cinematic aspects and also by the rousing story it tells," > he said. In its pacing and treatment, the film will be radically different > from *Lagaan*, which too dealt with a rebellion against the British. > > For the first time in his career, he will work on two projects at the same > time, he said. > > "I intend to complete the Abhishek Bachchan film in a few months," he said. > "There will be room in the film for strong women characters, but I have not > finalised the cast. We will also be carrying on researching the locations, > looking for the actor for the Buddha project and finalising the details," he > added, possibly for a 1911 release. > > Gowariker also spoke about *What's Your Raashee?* and why he thinks it will > be a winner. > > Rejecting some complaints that his new film is too long, he said anyone goes > to see it with an open mind will have not only plenty of fun but a few > life-affirming lessons. "I have made a film that has 12 female characters > symbolising each *raashee (astrological sign)*," he said. "I could not have > shortchanged any one of them. At the end of the day, it is a light hearted > and heart-warming comedy. I believe audiences will react to it very well. > There is also suspense as to who is going to be the bride and audiences will > wait for the finale." > > Music has played a very important role in all his films. > > He would love to work again with composer A R Rahman [ > Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=a+r+rahman>], > Gowariker said. The two men joined hands on > *Lagaan, Swadesh and Jodhaa Akbar*. For *What's Your Raashee?*, the > filmmaker signed on newcomer Sohail Sen. > > "When I approached Rahman for *Raashee...*, he was busy with *Slumdog > Millionaire [ > Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=slumdog+millionaire>] > *, and several other projects including Subhash Ghai's [ > Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=subhash+ghai>] > *Yuvraj*," Gowariker said. "Usually between my productions I have about a > six month gap, but I was to start *What's Your Rashee* within a few months > of the release of *Jodhaa Akbar* and Rahman felt he just could not do > justice to 13 full fledged songs I needed for my new film. Now, I feel we > could work together again." > ** >
