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No Revolution For Raj
By Ankur Pathak, Mumbai Mirror | Aug 12, 2014, 01.06 AM IST
Director Raj Kumar Gupta wants his muse Myra Karn as the female lead but studio bosses are looking at a more saleable name and is having second thoughts about continuing with him.
Acreative crisis is brewing in the boardrooms of a major studio that is producing the screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's bestselling novel, Revolution 2020. Mirror has learnt that in a recent development, director Raj Kumar Gupta (bestknown for No One Killed Jessica), has quit the project following creative differences over the film's cast.
Revealed a source from the production, "After the success of 2 States which was also an adaptation of another Chetan Bhagat bestseller, the studio was categorical that this film needed saleable names."
The source adds that even though Rajkummar Rao offered the excuse of date clashes for dropping out of the project, the real reason was that the studio thought his commercial viability was still suspect, and started negotiating with Arjun Kapoor who was an easy name to market after his recent hits. While Gupta agreed to Arjun coming on board, he was insistent that his muse, Myra Karn, be cast as the female lead, Aarti. Incidentally, Myra got her big screen break with Gupta's directorial, No One Killed Jessica (2011), in which she essayed the role of Jessica Lal.
When Mirror had previously contacted Gupta on Myra's inclusion in the film being hotly contested by the studio, he had told us, "Myra is a future star and a talent to watch out for. She will be a part of Revolution 2020."
Around the same time, Chetan Bhagat had tweeted, "Who should be Aarti in the Revolution 2020 movie? Think and tell. Thanks for your help." This despite Gupta's insistence that Myra is the leading lady of the film. In an interview to Mirror (April 21), Chetan had even said that he thinks Alia would be perfect for Aarti.
However, since he has extensively worked on the film's screenplay, he's still trying to negotiate with the studio. But talks with other directors have reportedly begun. When Mirror got in touch with Gupta yesterday, he said, "I don't want to talk about this at the moment." When asked if he will be directing the film, he replied with an abrupt, "No comments."
Despite repeated attempts, the studio remained unavailable for comment.
By Ankur Pathak, Mumbai Mirror | Aug 12, 2014, 01.06 AM IST
Director Raj Kumar Gupta wants his muse Myra Karn as the female lead but studio bosses are looking at a more saleable name and is having second thoughts about continuing with him.
Acreative crisis is brewing in the boardrooms of a major studio that is producing the screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's bestselling novel, Revolution 2020. Mirror has learnt that in a recent development, director Raj Kumar Gupta (bestknown for No One Killed Jessica), has quit the project following creative differences over the film's cast.
Revealed a source from the production, "After the success of 2 States which was also an adaptation of another Chetan Bhagat bestseller, the studio was categorical that this film needed saleable names."
The source adds that even though Rajkummar Rao offered the excuse of date clashes for dropping out of the project, the real reason was that the studio thought his commercial viability was still suspect, and started negotiating with Arjun Kapoor who was an easy name to market after his recent hits. While Gupta agreed to Arjun coming on board, he was insistent that his muse, Myra Karn, be cast as the female lead, Aarti. Incidentally, Myra got her big screen break with Gupta's directorial, No One Killed Jessica (2011), in which she essayed the role of Jessica Lal.
When Mirror had previously contacted Gupta on Myra's inclusion in the film being hotly contested by the studio, he had told us, "Myra is a future star and a talent to watch out for. She will be a part of Revolution 2020."
Around the same time, Chetan Bhagat had tweeted, "Who should be Aarti in the Revolution 2020 movie? Think and tell. Thanks for your help." This despite Gupta's insistence that Myra is the leading lady of the film. In an interview to Mirror (April 21), Chetan had even said that he thinks Alia would be perfect for Aarti.
However, since he has extensively worked on the film's screenplay, he's still trying to negotiate with the studio. But talks with other directors have reportedly begun. When Mirror got in touch with Gupta yesterday, he said, "I don't want to talk about this at the moment." When asked if he will be directing the film, he replied with an abrupt, "No comments."
Despite repeated attempts, the studio remained unavailable for comment.
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