The King's Ravan

Shah Rukh Khan is the latest to enter the animated films bandwagon. After Yash Raj, Dharma Productions and Pritish Nandy Communications, Shah Rukh Khan is set to make an animated film.

He has roped in Anubhav Sinha to make Ravan, a film based on the mythological character of Ravana.

Says a source, "SRK is will make a children's film with Anubhav Sinha. The film, titled Ravan, will be based on Ravana from Ramayana. The producer and director are in advanced talks over this project and the script is being finalised too.

The film will be a rather unusual one as it is being planned on a lavish scale."

Our source adds, "SRK is always keen to use the latest technology and newer methods in filmmaking, and this will be a magnum opus project churned out by his production and his visual effects studio."

When contacted, Bobby Chawla of Red Chillies Entertainment, said, "Yes, Shah Rukh is planning a film with Anubhav Sinha and the script is being worked out right now. It is too early to discuss the project."

SRK's film will be made entirely in his own studios. Says our source, "SRK's special effects studio has a state-of-the-art VFX studio and a great team of artistes and technicians. He is taking personal interest in the process of making Ravan."

Ashwini Deshmukh, Mumbai Mirror

Manoj Kumar's childish act once again

After raising a storm last November for the clownish way he was projected in Shah Rukh Khan’s Om Shanti Om, Kumar is now considering legal action. This despite Yash Chopra having brokered peace with the aggrieved Kumar by taking a repentant SRK and director Farah Khan to his residence last year for a patch-up.

Kumar’s peeve now is that he was assured that the objectionable portion in the film would be deleted, but that hasn’t happened. So he’s left with no choice but to think of approaching lawyers for legal recourse.

“Yash Chopra did come to my place with Shah Rukh and others. I made them feel comfortable and didn’t even give them a chance to apologise. It was a delightful atmosphere. They said that portion would be deleted, but they haven’t kept their word. It was Yash’s responsibility since he brought them over. I called him yesterday and he said he was in London,” Kumar told BT.

The actor and filmmaker said he’s okay with the scene where they’ve shown the man playing him hiding his face. “But when he’s seated at the premiere how can the police not recognise him and beat him up? Today if Shah Rukh Khan or Salman Khan enter a premiere will they be beaten up by the police,” complained Kumar.

But considering Om Shanti Om is a fun film, shouldn’t he be more liberal and take the comic scene in his stride? “I’m a good actor, I’m a bad actor, a good filmmaker or a bad filmmaker, you can voice your opinion. But you can’t do this. You can’t hit below the belt. As per our constitution, a film can’t have something like this. Kisi zinda aadmi ka mazaak nahin uda sakte hain. First they make fun and second they don’t even keep their word. That’s upsetting,” he grumbled, adding, “I’m not Mahatma Gandhi!”


Roshni Olivera, Times Of India

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