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Rani won't be mummy
30 January 2010,
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Rani Mukerji has walked out of Deepa Mehta's film, an adaptation of Salman Rushdie's masterpiece novel Midnight's Children, because she apparently
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didn't want to play the mother of a 14-year-old. That she happily played a mother of two kids in Yash Raj Films' Ta Ra Rum Pum almost three years ago is another matter.
A source says, "She asked Mehta that how she can play the mother of a 14-year old when she herself is just 30? She preferred to leave the film instead."
Initially, Rani was quite excited about the idea of working with Mehta as it would have been the first time in her 13-year career that she would have worked with a female director. Reportedly, she had even met Rushdie and Mehta in Toronto for the same.
Equally excited about working with Rani, Mehta had earlier said in an interview, "I don't know about Rani's current box-office status but I have always wanted to work with her. I saw her work in Hey Ram, Black, Bunty Aur Babli and Veer-Zaara and loved it. She is among the best talent in India today."
Mehta confirmed that Rani is no longer in her film. She also said that Rani had informed her about the same. "Rani was required to play a mother in a section of the film, but there is no kid in the film who is 14 years old," said the filmmaker.
However, Mehta dismissed the buzz that Rani turned her down because she didn't want to play a teenager's mother. She said, "Rani had some personal reasons for not doing the film. I cannot disclose the reasons because there are some things, which are confidential between a director and an actor. I have great regard for Rani and total respect for why she is not working with me in this film."
Mehta's film was planned for a September 2010 release but with this unexpected roadblock it seems that Mehta is now racing against time. Apparently, Vidya Balan, who was supposed to play Rani's sister in the same film, has still not given a confirmation to Mehta. When asked if Vidya was in the film, Mehta replied, "As soon as I know, I will let you know."
A source says, "She asked Mehta that how she can play the mother of a 14-year old when she herself is just 30? She preferred to leave the film instead."
Initially, Rani was quite excited about the idea of working with Mehta as it would have been the first time in her 13-year career that she would have worked with a female director. Reportedly, she had even met Rushdie and Mehta in Toronto for the same.
Equally excited about working with Rani, Mehta had earlier said in an interview, "I don't know about Rani's current box-office status but I have always wanted to work with her. I saw her work in Hey Ram, Black, Bunty Aur Babli and Veer-Zaara and loved it. She is among the best talent in India today."
Mehta confirmed that Rani is no longer in her film. She also said that Rani had informed her about the same. "Rani was required to play a mother in a section of the film, but there is no kid in the film who is 14 years old," said the filmmaker.
However, Mehta dismissed the buzz that Rani turned her down because she didn't want to play a teenager's mother. She said, "Rani had some personal reasons for not doing the film. I cannot disclose the reasons because there are some things, which are confidential between a director and an actor. I have great regard for Rani and total respect for why she is not working with me in this film."
Mehta's film was planned for a September 2010 release but with this unexpected roadblock it seems that Mehta is now racing against time. Apparently, Vidya Balan, who was supposed to play Rani's sister in the same film, has still not given a confirmation to Mehta. When asked if Vidya was in the film, Mehta replied, "As soon as I know, I will let you know."
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