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.
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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
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Famous Bollywood stars to begin world tour with July premiere in Toronto
The famous Bachchans from Bollywood will be in Toronto to launch ‘The Unfor gettable Tour,' a series of live performances by big names in the Indian film industry, premiering July 18 in Toronto and August 16 in Vancouver, organizers announced on May 14.
Promoters of the tour, Wizcraft International Entertainment, producers of International Indian Film Academy Awards, have promised glitz and glamour combined with cutting-edge technology.
On August 17 last year, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Bachchan joined event promoters Wizcraft and Ethnic Guru, to announce the mega-star tour.
The couple, along with other leading stars, including Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar Preity Zinta, Madhuri Dixit, and Ritesh Deshmukh, choreographer Shiamak Davar and music duo Vishal-Shekhar have been named part of the tour. Bipasha Basu and Lara Dutta, named last year, do not feature in the latest list.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Promoters of the tour, Wizcraft International Entertainment, producers of International Indian Film Academy Awards, have promised glitz and glamour combined with cutting-edge technology.
On August 17 last year, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Bachchan joined event promoters Wizcraft and Ethnic Guru, to announce the mega-star tour.
The couple, along with other leading stars, including Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar Preity Zinta, Madhuri Dixit, and Ritesh Deshmukh, choreographer Shiamak Davar and music duo Vishal-Shekhar have been named part of the tour. Bipasha Basu and Lara Dutta, named last year, do not feature in the latest list.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Famous Bollywood stars, Indian film industry, Madhuri Dixit, Preity Zinta, Ritesh Deshmukh, Toronto, world tour
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