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dograk
PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2003 10:41 am 
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Miramax snaps up Pride And Prejudice: The Bollywood Musical


Adam Minns in London 08 May 2003



Miramax Films has beaten several US rivals to pre-buy North and South American rights on Pathe UK's white-hot Pride And Prejudice: The Bollywood Musical, according to sources.

Pathe is launching international sales at Cannes on the all-singing, all-dancing take on Jane Austen's novel, directed by Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha.

Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai, who is also on the Cannes jury, and possibly rising New Zealand star Martin Henderson, who plays Darcy, are expected to promote the film with Chadha on the Croisette.

With musicals enjoying a revival after Miramax's Chicago, Pride And Prejudice generated additional heat amongst buyers during Fox Searchlight's North American campaign on Bend It Like Beckham. In week eight, the hit football comedy was on more than $10.9m despite playing on only a modest number of screens.

Chadha's update of the classic novel sees Darcy as a rich and seemingly arrogant American living in London who goes to India for his friend's wedding. He meets Rai's spirited Lalita at the wedding and, as they fall in love, the story moves from India, to Los Angeles, to London.

Production is to begin in summer, with Pathe distributing the film in the UK and handling international sales. Chadha has enlisted leading Bollywood composer Anu Malik and top lyricists the Akhtar family for the spectacular musical sequences.
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Excellent!!
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Isnt MIRAMAX , blamed for CUTTING THE LENGTH of their ASIAN films for DVD??? :baaa: ???
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sknath
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arsh wrote:
Isnt MIRAMAX , blamed for CUTTING THE LENGTH of their ASIAN films for DVD??? :baaa: ???

Miyan.... they better not do it with this film.. now that football shootball hai rabba (BILB) has become so popular here in North America..(considering ppl here dont know who David Beckham is !)
Neways this is great news !
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Mr_Khiladi
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arsh wrote:
Isnt MIRAMAX , blamed for CUTTING THE LENGTH of their ASIAN films for DVD??? :baaa: ???

Not just Asian films. All international films. They cut about 9 scenes of an Italian film - Malena.

Most, if not all of the Jet Li films they released have been cut and dubbed.

If there is any wet sari scene in this film, sorry but Miramax will make sure you don't get to see it!
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dograk
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cutting is better than the current situation. anyone disagree?
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Sanjay
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dograk wrote:
cutting is better than the current situation. anyone disagree?

I disagree, and that too very strongly. What is the point of having a great DVD if we don't even get to see the actual complete film as shot by the director. Guys DVD is just a medium to the end, and the end, if you have forgotten is the actual film.
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dograk
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depending on the size of the cut...

i wouldn't really care if 1 or 2 songs were cut, as long as the dvd was better...
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