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Title-tattle
Sanjay Dutt turns down Amitabh Bachchan's request to give Ram Gopal Varma the rights of the title 'India' for Rann
| Sanjay Dutt and Amitabh Bachchan |
If Sanjay Dutt is looking rather mortified these days, it isn't because he is unable to contest the Lok Sabha elections. It's because he had to turn down a personal request from the man whom he loves and respects the most — Amitabh Bachchan.
Earlier this week, Bachchan called up Dutt requesting him to give the rights to the title 'India' to Ram Gopal Varma for his under-production film, Rann.
A source said, "When Ram Gopal Varma decided to re-title his Amitabh Bachchan starrer, Rann as India 24x7, he requested Bachchan to call Sanjay Dutt, who has the rights to the title 'India'. Much as Dutt would have loved to give away the title to Bachchan he found himself in a tight spot and had to decline."
But what is the need for the change in title? Ramu explained, "I like terse titles, preferably those which have one word. Rann, which means war in Sanskrit, is perfect for the film." Ramu had even planned to write the film's title only in the Devnagari (Hindi) script to avoid the word being confused with 'Run'. However to his horror, the title was already being corrupted on the internet by being referred to as 'Run'. So it was decided that the film will be called India 24x7, after the channel that Bachchan's character owns and runs in the film."
Sanjay Dutt's production company is going into business from August with a film titled India to be directed by Soham Shah. It's a film based on sports and India is the only title that suits the film. At this stage there's little that Dutt or Soham can do to find another title. The source added, "In fact, Soham suggested to Ramu to call his film just 24 x 7 and leave India alone."
However getting the title 24 x 7 may not be easy either because Percept Picture Company owns the rights to that title.
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