Even if somebody tells me entire story beforehands I am gonna watch this film many times for many reasons:)
Regards Yogesh --- In [email protected], "Pravinder" <pravindersheo...@...> wrote: > > Spoiler Alert: The last part reveals story. > > --- In [email protected], "A.R.Rajib" <a.r.rajib@> wrote: > > > > *Raavan *unveiled at Cannes > > > > - Sneak Peek: > > *Raavan*<http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/photo-story-news/SneakPeekRaavan/Article4.aspx> > > > > * > > * > > > > *Gautaman > > Bhaskaran<http://www.hindustantimes.com/Search/Gautaman-Bhaskaran.aspx>, > > Hindustan Times* > > Email > > Author<gautamanbhaska...@?subject=%3cem%3eraavan%20%3c/EM%3Eunveiled%20at%20Cannes> > > Cannes, May 17, 2010 > > First Published: 18:51 IST(17/5/2010) > > Last Updated: 19:57 IST(17/5/2010) > > > > <http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/hollywired/Raavan-unveiled-at-Cannes/Article1-544892.aspx#> > > <http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/544892.aspx> > > Print<http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/544892.aspx> > > <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php> > > > > [image: ravan]A trailer of Mani Ratnam's bilingual *Raavan/Raavanan*was > > screened to the media here today. Timed to coincide with the 63rd Cannes > > Film Festival, when journalists from the world over assemble here, the event > > was attended by the lead stars of the movie, Vikram, Abhishek Bachchan and > > Aishwarya Rai. > > > > Amit Khanna of Reliance Big Pictures, which has produced the films, > > described Mani Ratnam as arguably the best Indian director living today, and > > said that he and the rest believed in taking such rare movies as * > > Raavan/Raavanan* across the globe. Both the Hindi and Tamil versions will > > open in 58 countries in mid-June. He hoped that this world would help > > transcend barriers. > > > > Suhasini, Mani Ratnam's wife and the film's co-producer and dialogue writer > > for the Tamil edition, said that it would help "us understand the grey parts > > that all of us have in usÂ…None of us is completely white or black". She was > > all praise for A.R. Rahman's music, and said that it merged beautifully with > > the story. In fact, the music accentuated picture. Songs have a great role > > to play. They do take the plot forward. > > > > Most Indian movies and stories can trace their origins to the two great > > epics, the *Ramayana *and *Mahabharata,* and*Raavan/Raavanan* was not > > different. It has been inspired by the Ramayana, though it really is not a > > take-off on that. > > > > Incidentally, Ratnam shot both versions simultaneously, something he has > > never done before, and Vikram and Aishwarya play in both. Bachchan only in > > the Hindi version. He told the media that his part was his career's most > > challenging, most difficult and most stimulating. It was physically > > exhausting, and Vikram agreed. > > > > Rai felt that apart from the intricacies of essaying the Hindi and Tamil > > heroine all at the same time, the inhospitable jungle terrain where they > > shot Ratnam's work posed its own hazards. > > > > But at the end of it all, she and the rest found a sense of immense > > satisfaction and joy. Vikram agreed, and said in a private conversation with > > me that he dubbed for the Hindi version as well. "If Aishwarya could have > > dubbed for the Tamil edition, why not I for Hindi", he quipped. > > > > *Raavan/Ravanan* is the story of Dev and his wife, Ragini, a classical > > dancer, whose trials begin when he takes up a new posting in a small north > > Indian town. There the police do not execute the law, but Beera, who has > > changed the power equation. > > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/hollywired/Raavan-unveiled-at-Cannes/Article1-544892.aspx > > > > > > -- > > - Regards > > > > ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ > > >
