Bollywood Gossip - Shyam Benegal turns to comedy
Sunday, March 9, 2008
The veteran filmmaker, who is trying his hand at comedy after a span of almost 25 years with his soon to be released Mahadev Ka Sajjanpur with talented actors Shreyas Talpade and Amrita Rao in the lead, says he had been looking forward to make a comedy film for years.
"I was looking for the right timing to make a comedy film but due to my professional and personal commitments, I was not getting the time to make it." This film is based on the life of letter writers in village post offices and their importance in the rural scenario, he said.
Benegal is also working actively on an international project named Gautam Buddha which will be funded by the Sri Lankan government and will be entirely shot in the island nation.
Denying that actors Hrithik Roshan and Amitabh Bachchan were approached for the film, Benegal said he was in touch with some of the Bollywood biggies for the same.
"It's an international project and in this movie we are going to show Siddharth's journey towards Buddhism. I am in touch with some of the leading stars of the industry to play pivotal roles in this movie," he said.
Benegal, who has always been considered as a pioneer of serious film-making, has changed a lot over the years and attributes it to the changing scenario of the Indian film industry.
"I have changed a lot over these years as it has been demanded by the diversification of our Indian film industry. To keep pace with the young lot of directors, you need to change, but then I have a wide range of diverse subjects, which interests me a lot and I will make films on my own
conditions," said Benegal.
- NDTV Movies
"I was looking for the right timing to make a comedy film but due to my professional and personal commitments, I was not getting the time to make it." This film is based on the life of letter writers in village post offices and their importance in the rural scenario, he said.
Benegal is also working actively on an international project named Gautam Buddha which will be funded by the Sri Lankan government and will be entirely shot in the island nation.
Denying that actors Hrithik Roshan and Amitabh Bachchan were approached for the film, Benegal said he was in touch with some of the Bollywood biggies for the same.
"It's an international project and in this movie we are going to show Siddharth's journey towards Buddhism. I am in touch with some of the leading stars of the industry to play pivotal roles in this movie," he said.
Benegal, who has always been considered as a pioneer of serious film-making, has changed a lot over the years and attributes it to the changing scenario of the Indian film industry.
"I have changed a lot over these years as it has been demanded by the diversification of our Indian film industry. To keep pace with the young lot of directors, you need to change, but then I have a wide range of diverse subjects, which interests me a lot and I will make films on my own
conditions," said Benegal.
- NDTV Movies
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