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Paris Hilton In Indian Director's 'mother Teresa'?.
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 12 Well known Malayalam director T. Rajeevnath,
scouting for a suitable actress to play the title role in his film on Nobel
Peace laureate Mother Teresa, has sent feelers to American actress Paris
Hilton.
"My agents in California have contacted Paris Hilton," Rajeevnath told IANS.
The director said he was impressed when he read a report sometime ago in
which the hotel heiress said she had refused to pose nude in Playboy
magazine and decided then to shortlist her.
The English film will be mostly shot in West Bengal and in several foreign
countries.
"The preliminary script has been readied with help from scriptwriter John
Paul," the director said.
Rajeevnath, 54, has won a national award for direction, besides quite a few
international awards. His popular films include "Moksham", "Janani" and
"Thannal".
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"Mother Teresa" will be his 11th commercial film and he has already sold
this idea to a few international production houses including the US-based
First Serve International.
"I am leaving for the US early next month to finalise the producer. A few
production houses have evinced interest in producing this film. The budget
is expected to be in the range of Rs.500 million ($11.3 million) to Rs.600
million," he said.
"Although there are several actresses willing to play the role of Mother
Teresa, the most widely respected and loved person, the history of the
actress who is finally chosen for the role would have to be analysed
thoroughly before she is chosen," said Rajeevnath.
"All those whom I have contacted have agreed to do their bit to help me in
this film. The cast includes Mithun Chakravarthy, Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal
and several others. Veteran cameraman Santosh Sivan has also been roped in.
The Ramoji Rao Film city has pledged full support for the venture," added
the veteran director.
Among the specialties of the film would be the character of former West
Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, whose association with Mother Teresa is
well known.
"The proceeds of the film would go to the Missionaries of Charity. By June
this year, the groundwork for the film would be complete and I propose to
begin shooting in early 2007," said the director.
Rajeevnath expects to get the blessings of the Pope for the film and also
hopes to sign in sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar as music director.
(IANS)
