Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Film maker replaces Bachchan with Akshay
Oscar nominated Canadian film maker Deepa Mehta announced earlier this month she was hiring Akshay Kumar to portray the lead character, Gurdit Singh, for her latest movie in the making - 'Komagata Maru' - the 1914 incident when a c carrying 376 passengers, mostly Indians, to Canada was turned away at Vancouver harbor.
Mehta had already planned to cast Big B, Amitabh Bachchan for the role but due to Canadian law, she had to have at least one Canadian actor in a leading role to qualify for federal financing. Akshay Kumar has Canadian citizenship.
The film which goes into production in 2009, portrays "high level government intrigue, duplicity, racism, spying, military engagements, court battles, sedition, and assassination," says a release from Hamilton-Mehta Productions.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Mehta had already planned to cast Big B, Amitabh Bachchan for the role but due to Canadian law, she had to have at least one Canadian actor in a leading role to qualify for federal financing. Akshay Kumar has Canadian citizenship.
The film which goes into production in 2009, portrays "high level government intrigue, duplicity, racism, spying, military engagements, court battles, sedition, and assassination," says a release from Hamilton-Mehta Productions.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Canadian actor, Canadian law, Deepa Mehta, hiring, Japanese ship, Komagata Maru, Oscar nominated Canadian film maker, Vancouver harbor
Subscribe to Posts [Atom]
