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hutbay
PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 3:52 pm 
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Bollywood star quits Hindu role
By Monica Chadha
BBC correspondent in Bombay

One of Bollywood's leading Muslim stars has shelved plans to play a Hindu god after receiving a series of threats, reportedly from a religious group.

Controversial superstar Salman Khan - currently facing trial over a hit-and-run death - had been due to play the Hindu god Ram in the film Ramayan.


But since the project made the headlines, the actor - and producers GS Entertainment - say they have received threatening telephone calls.
Bunty Walia of GS Entertainment told the BBC they had been warned not to make the film and not to cast Khan in the role of Ram.

He said they had decided to treat the calls seriously and stop all work on the project for the time being.

They were not, however, considering replacing Khan because it was his story idea and he also suited the character, Mr Walia said.

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The Asian Age newspaper quoted Mr Walia as saying the calls were from a "religious organisation", threatening him with "dire consequences" if the film was not dropped.

Salman Khan is no stranger to controversy. He was recently in the news when his latest film, 'Tere Naam' (Your Name), hit Indian theatres last week.

Local media alleged that the movie, being called "a tragic love story", is based on Khan's relationship with a leading Bollywood actress.

The actor faces charges of culpable homicide in connection with a car accident in Bombay in September last year, in which one person was killed and three others injured.

The film revolves around the story of prince Ram and his wife, Sita, who are exiled for 14 years by Ram's step-mother in order to make way for her son to be crowned as the King of Ayodhya, a princely province in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Producers said the movie budget was about $21.6m - which would make it one of the most expensive Bollywood movies ever made.
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hutbay wrote:
They were not, however, considering replacing Khan because it was his story idea and he also suited the character, Mr Walia said.
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The Ramayan is Salman Khan's story idea, and he's suited to the role? :stupid: :baaa:
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biggest joke of the century............... he suited the character yeah right........
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Sanjay
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biggest joke of the century............... he suited the character yeah right........

Tum log samjhe nahi yaar, the reason they say he suited the role was because here he would have a real excuse to be Nanga. As for the comment regarding the story idea, I have no comments. :stupid:
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u mean sanjay, in CHADDI!! :baaa: ??? :laugh: :D :nopity:
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is it a mistake or did tere naam really come out in theaters if it did when is the dvd coming out i know eros will take it out soon. or is it one of those movies like tuje meri kasam, chota jadooghar that first came out in india. also when will tuje meri kasaam come out on dvd.
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Salman's Lord Ram act on hold

Ronjita Kulkarni | July 22, 2003 11:51 IST


"It is unfair that people object to Salman being Lord Ram," Bunty Walia exclaims. He is referring to his upcoming film production based on the epic, Ramayana. The main objection lies in the fact that Salman Khan is a Muslim and people cannot see him play a Hindu God.

Walia continues, "We have received threats also. But it is important to understand that he [Salman] is an actor first. His religion should not matter. We should not politicise the film."

The film titled Ram: The Legend was incidentally Salman's idea. "Salman told me that we should think of a great period like Lagaan, Devdas and Swades [which is in the making]. We decided on Ramayana and it was but natural for him to play the main character or Lord Ram."

When asked why Ramayana was being made into a film, Walia answered, "We have not had a historical or mythological film made in India for a long time. So we wanted to make one that would be as big as a Hollywood film. It should be on the lines of The Gladiator or Lord Of The Ring. We did not choose Mahabharata because it had too many characters. The film would have become too huge and we did not want that. Ramayana has fewer characters and a proper story, from start to finish."

Though the budget has not been worked out yet, the project is going to be very ambitious. And that is why it has been put on hold for a while, as the makers work out the budget and other details.

Interestingly, some of the 'other details' include chatting up the makers of The Gladiator and LOTR. "We are speaking to the makers of Gladiator and LOTR and asking them for some information regarding the special effects. We want to make a quality film with great special effects, not the stuff churned out in TV," Walia confirms.

The film will go on the floors in 2005.

So far, the rest of the cast, director and music have not been finalised. "But the music will definitely have a classical feel to it," Walia concludes.
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hutbay wrote:
"It is unfair that people object to Salman being Lord Ram," Bunty Walia exclaims. He is referring to his upcoming film production based on the epic, Ramayana. The main objection lies in the fact that Salman Khan is a Muslim and people cannot see him play a Hindu God.

Forget that he's a Muslim. He can't act worth a damn.
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