Bollywood Big Wigs to Mark Their Attendance at Jaipur Literature Festival
JAIPUR: Bollywood bigwigs like Naseeruddin Shah, Vishal Bhardwaj,
Waheeda Rehman and Javed Akhtar will be present at the Zee Jaipur
Literature Festival that will begin here Jan 21, said the organisers.
These
luminaries will gather to discuss the processes and challenges involved
in adapting books into cinemas, the organisers said.
There are
several instances of Bollywood finding inspiration in the literary world
and some of the finest examples in this regard are yesteryear's movies
like Satyajit Ray's "Pather Panchali" and Dev Anand's "Guide".
This
tradition can be seen continuing in contemporary Indian cinema also
with Bhardwaj's "Haider", adapted from "Hamlet", and "Omkaraa", adapted
from "Othello", Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children" based on Salman
Rushdie's novel of the same name and "Three Idiots" -- based on Chetan
Bhagat's "Five Point Someone".
The five-day literary festival
will also host playwright and actor Girish Karnad, writer-lyricist
Prasoon Joshi, film critic Anupama Chopra and actress Shabana Azmi, who
will discuss poetry, poems, films and autobiographies in detail.
Bhardwaj
will elaborate on his film "Haider" which highlighted the recent
political history of the conflicted Kashmir valley in the context of
Shakespearean tragedy "Hamlet". He will be discussing it with
journalist, author and scriptwriter Basharat Peer and theatre director
Tim Supple.
Naseeruddin Shah will be discussing his
autobiography, "And Then One Day," with Karnad. Waheeda Rehman will be
in conversation with her biographer and film historian Nasreen Munni
Kabir and writer and mythologist Arshia Sattar.
Along with the
discussion on Rehman's landmark films and roles, the veteran actor will
also share her views on the changing face of Indian cinema.
Prasoon
Joshi, along with poet and musicologist Yatindra Mishra, will discuss
the Indian traditions of popular poetry, music, screenplays,
advertising, Bollywood and the secret life of words.
Suresh Gopi plays a solid role in 'I': Vikram
Kochi: Tamil star Vikram takes 'I' as the most challenging role in
his career so far. While he plays the protagonist, Malyalam actor Suresh
Gopi also plays a key role in the movie.
"Suresh Gopi's role has a strong backing in the script and his
character will lend solid support to the movie", said actor Vikram at a
press conference held here at Lulu Mall on Wednesday.
It took Vikram almost five hours every day to transform himself into a man-like monster for his upcoming film 'I'.
Vikram plays two characters in the film—one of a normal man and the
other of a creature, which closely looks like an Ogre. His makeup was
done by Hollywood's Weta workshop, that has done make up for films like
'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings'.
'I', also starring Amy Jackson, is being dubbed into Telugu, Hindi and many other foreign languages.
The movie has been shot mainly in China. Further schedules were
filmed in locations in Chennai, Bangkok, Jodhpur, Bangalore and Mysore.
The supernatural love story, helmed by 'Robot' director Shankar,
releases in 225 theatres worldwide on the occasion of Pongal, January
14.
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