UAE-based business honcho to make costliest ever Indian film
Thiruvananthapuram
April 18, 2017
UAE-based business honcho B.R. Shetty on Monday announced
that he will invest Rs 1,000 crore to produce the costliest ever Indian film
titled "The Mahabharata".
In a statement issued here, Shetty said the film will be produced
in two parts and the shooting will begin next year. He said the first part would
be released in 2020 and 90 days later the second part also would be released.
The film would be made in English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam,
Telegu and Kannada besides being dubbed into other Indian and foreign languages.
To be directed by ad film maker V.A. Shrikumara Menon, the
story of the film is an adaptation of M.T. Vasudevan Nair's Jnanpeeth Award
winning novel, "Randamoozham", which narrates the Mahabharata story
through the perspective of Bhima.
National award winning actor Mohanlal will don the grease paint
to portray the character of Bhima and will have leading national and international
stars besides the crew also would have big names from Hollywood.
"This movie will be a true 'Make in India' made for the
world. I am confident that this film would be adapted in 100 languages and reach
three billion people," said Shetty.
"I feel honoured that my name has been heard for the role
of Bhima ever since the news of a cinematic adaptation of Nair's 'Randamoozham'
started doing rounds. I feel humbled and honoured at the same time that the
author himself has envisioned me for enacting Bhima," said Mohanlal.
Thiruvananthapuram
April 18, 2017
UAE-based business honcho B.R. Shetty on Monday announced
that he will invest Rs 1,000 crore to produce the costliest ever Indian film
titled "The Mahabharata".
In a statement issued here, Shetty said the film will be produced
in two parts and the shooting will begin next year. He said the first part would
be released in 2020 and 90 days later the second part also would be released.
The film would be made in English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam,
Telegu and Kannada besides being dubbed into other Indian and foreign languages.
To be directed by ad film maker V.A. Shrikumara Menon, the
story of the film is an adaptation of M.T. Vasudevan Nair's Jnanpeeth Award
winning novel, "Randamoozham", which narrates the Mahabharata story
through the perspective of Bhima.
National award winning actor Mohanlal will don the grease paint
to portray the character of Bhima and will have leading national and international
stars besides the crew also would have big names from Hollywood.
"This movie will be a true 'Make in India' made for the
world. I am confident that this film would be adapted in 100 languages and reach
three billion people," said Shetty.
"I feel honoured that my name has been heard for the role
of Bhima ever since the news of a cinematic adaptation of Nair's 'Randamoozham'
started doing rounds. I feel humbled and honoured at the same time that the
author himself has envisioned me for enacting Bhima," said Mohanlal.
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