1974 Paanai Pidithaval Bhagyasali
Audio Songs
All songs →Related News
More news →Shekhar Kapur in search of 'strong producer' for 'Paani'
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, best known for his award-winning films like “Masoom”, “Mr. India”, “Bandit Queen” and “Elizabeth”, says he wants a “strong producer" with a global approach for his most ambitious project “Paani”. Kapur talked about the project on Twitter when filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra showed his anxiety to watch the film. “#paani ... Waiting for the maestro to begin 'Paani',” Mehra posted on the micro-blogging site while sharing a tweet of World Economic Forum's news about world's top climate concerns. To that, Kapur replied: “To do 'Paani' in India, I need a really strong producer with a global vision and who believes in what the film is about.” The science fiction film has been shelved many times due to several reasons. The music of “Paani” is being given by Oscar winner A.R. Rahman.
Shekhar Kapur to take 'Paani' overseas
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, best known for his award-winning films like "Masoom", "Bandit Queen" and "Elizabeth", says to make "Paani" a reality, he has to take it somewhere else. "I tried to make it in India but turns out that it is not possible. So, I have decided to take it somewhere else," Kapur said on the sidelines of Film Bazaar. The science fiction film, which will deal with water scarcity with Sushant Singh Rajput and Ayesha Kapoor in lead roles, has been shelved many times due to several reasons. But it seems Kapur has made up his mind and will be turning to international producers to make the film. The music of "Paani" is being given by Oscar winner A.R. Rahman. Kapur shared the update about his film project after a session named "VR technology and new film narrative" at the annual film gala, which is held alongside International Film Festival of India.
I will do more films post 'Kaun Kitney Paani Mein': Kunal Kapoor
Actor Kunal Kapoor, who is returning on the big screen after a gap of almost three years with Nila Madhab Panda's directorial "Kaun Kitney Paani Mein", says he intend to do a lot more work after the release of this film. Kunal was last seen in the 2012 release "Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana" with Huma Qureshi. The actress was present at the trailer launch of "Kaun Kitne Paani Mein" here on Wednesday when he was asked to explain why he is doing less film and is there any plan to do more movies after "Kaun Kitne Paani Mein". "I hope so... I was just looking back at my career and I have realised that I have done very few films and I don't think that's a good idea. I intend to to a lot more work," he said. Kunal made his debut in 2005 with M.F. Husain-directed "Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities". After that he did multi-starrer films like "Rang De Basanti", "Laaga Chunari Mein Daag", "Don" and "Aaja Nachle", among others. Explaining the reason for doing very few films in his decade-old career, he said he only does films that excite him. "There are two ways in life... one is just do whatever comes your way and the other is just do what excites you. So far I have chosen the latter. Hopefully, there will be scripts that I enjoy so I will be able to stick to the latter, but if that is not a possibility then I think I have to take a slight step towards the other side," he added. "Kaun Kitney Paani Mein" talks about the issue of water crisis in India and also stars Radhika Apte, Gulshan Grover and Saurabh Shukla in key roles. The film is slated to hit the theatres later this year.