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, June 17, 2008
Award ceremony at Siam Niramit Hall complete with glitz
Screaming Indian fans got within handshaking distance of their favorite Bollywood stars collecting autographs and taking their pictures with their digital cameras as they descended on this bustling city for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards held from June 7-9.Scores of fans, mostly young, gathered outside the Dusit Thani Hotel, one of the oldest five-star hotels in Bangkok, to catch a glimpse of the stars during the three-day extravaganza that drew the cream of Bollywood led by the Bachchan family.
From Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor to Fardeen Khan, Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Zayed Khan, Katrina Kaif and Viveik Oberoi - people went ga-ga over the superstars as well as budding actors.
But the Bachchan family was the most popular of them all. Fans turned out in huge numbers to see the Bollywood's most sought after couple Aishwarya and Abhishek - they had the longest line of autograph seekers.
Rarely are such star-studded extravaganzas organized in Thailand. So, when the Bollywood fraternity was finally present in the city, not many missed the opportunity to see and talk to them.
The awards ceremony was held at Siam Niramit Hall on June 8 evening, complete with glitzy performances."IIFA means a lot for us Indians living here. It is a perfect showcasing of India in terms of our stars and glamour," Ravi Mathur, who works as general manager in a company in Bangkok, told IANS.
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Labels: Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Asihwarya Rai, awards, Bangkok, Famous Bollywood stars, fans, IIFA, Kareena Kapoor, performances, Saif Ali Khan, Thailand
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