Bhansali – Prabhu Deva join hands
It’s official! Prabhu Deva, the super-successful choreographer turned director, will direct a film for Sanjay Leela Bhansali. No, it wouldn’t be a musical, but – hold your breath – an out-and-out action film. That’s not all, Prabhu has also signed Amitabh Bachchan’s home-production, which is expected to star Abhishek Bachchan in the lead.
“Well, I am in talks with various production houses,” the media-shy Prabhu tells me, “But the first project to start will be produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. We hope to begin filming next year. In fact, a clearer picture will emerge in a week or two from now. Akshay Kumar will head the cast of this film.”
What about the sequel to WANTED? “Oh, I would love to direct it and am also waiting for it to happen,” he smiles. We are awaiting too!
Rohit Roy to direct ‘Shaukeen’ remake
After directing one of the stories in DUS KAHANIYAAN and winning tremendous critical acclaim for it, actor-director Rohit Roy is gearing up to start his new film. This time, it’s a remake of Basu Chatterjee’s immensely likable and successful film SHAUKEEN, which starred Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and A.K. Hangal with Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri in lead roles.
“The remaking rights have been acquired from Basu-da by Bunty Bahl, who will produce the film,” Rohit reveals. Although Rohit and Bunty have decided to retain the story and characters from the film, they have decided to update it to suit the present-day scenario. “SHAUKEEN was very simplistic. The new SHAUKEEN will be a modern version. Also, the original version was set in India. But we are not placing our film in India. We are looking at Las Vegas, Spain or Malaysia,” Rohit divulges.
Producer Bunty Bahl states that they will finalize the star cast of their film after they update the script post Diwali. The makers plan to begin filming early next year.
British Actor Sacha Baron Cohen Ipped To star In Third ‘Men In Black’ Movie
British actor Sacha Baron Cohen is rumoured to be in line to star in the third Men In Black movie.
According to horror movies blog Bloody-Disgusting.com, along with Jemaine Clement of ‘Flight Of The Conchords’, Cohen, 38, is on Columbia Pictures’ wish list to play a character called Yaz.
Josh Brolin is also in talks to appear in the sci-fi comedy sequel.
The movie was originally rumoured to begin filming this spring.
