Balki's project with Big B, Aishwarya which didn't take off
New Delhi
Jan 19, 2017
Author Anand Suspi says filmmaker R. Balki wanted to work on
a project with megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his daughter-in-law Aishwarya after
reading the manuscript of his book 'Half Pants, Full Pants', but it
didn't materialise.
'Half Pants, Full Pants' is a collection of short
stories, about a little boy growing up in sleepy Shimoga, Karnataka. His father
is a station master, so there's a huge railway theme throughout the book. The
book has been published by Paper Boat, marking the drinks brand's foray into
publishing.
'Nearly five years ago, Balki was the first to read the
entire manuscript. Something connected with him deeply and he is still the most
ardent fan of these stories. He said that after 'Malgudi Days', he would love
to see this on the small screen,' Suspi said in a statement.
He added: 'In fact, he had a plan brewing in his head
and took two copies of the manuscript from me. One was for Amitabh Bachchan.
He wanted a second copy for Aishwarya Rai since he felt she would enjoy and
connect with the tales given her South Indian roots.'
Suspi says Balki had an 'interesting idea to promote this
on the small screen and tried to put the whole project together'.
'It wasn't that he would direct this. He graciously and
voluntarily became the creative head of this project and decided to put the
various pieces together for me. With time, certain things didn't materialise
and this didn't take off,' he said.
Since the book has been published now, the author hopes that
'there might be more people interested in adapting this to the small screen'.
New Delhi
Jan 19, 2017
Author Anand Suspi says filmmaker R. Balki wanted to work on
a project with megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his daughter-in-law Aishwarya after
reading the manuscript of his book 'Half Pants, Full Pants', but it
didn't materialise.
'Half Pants, Full Pants' is a collection of short
stories, about a little boy growing up in sleepy Shimoga, Karnataka. His father
is a station master, so there's a huge railway theme throughout the book. The
book has been published by Paper Boat, marking the drinks brand's foray into
publishing.
'Nearly five years ago, Balki was the first to read the
entire manuscript. Something connected with him deeply and he is still the most
ardent fan of these stories. He said that after 'Malgudi Days', he would love
to see this on the small screen,' Suspi said in a statement.
He added: 'In fact, he had a plan brewing in his head
and took two copies of the manuscript from me. One was for Amitabh Bachchan.
He wanted a second copy for Aishwarya Rai since he felt she would enjoy and
connect with the tales given her South Indian roots.'
Suspi says Balki had an 'interesting idea to promote this
on the small screen and tried to put the whole project together'.
'It wasn't that he would direct this. He graciously and
voluntarily became the creative head of this project and decided to put the
various pieces together for me. With time, certain things didn't materialise
and this didn't take off,' he said.
Since the book has been published now, the author hopes that
'there might be more people interested in adapting this to the small screen'.
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