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Rockabillies: Salman Khan and Ajay
Devgan
Raj Kumar Santoshi
Santoshi puts comedy on hold
The director's next has Salman and Ajay playing London-based rockers
Subhash K Jha
He would have ideally liked to make a full-on comedy after the grim Khakee and
Family. But director Raj Kumar Santoshi has decided to move on to his
long-cherished dream project instead. “I've started shooting for my film London
Dreams with an initial stint at the Golden Temple in Amritsar,” the director
says. “It's about a rock band in England. Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan play rock
musicians. About the comedy I was to make – casting for it begun. It should be
in place by April or May.”
A film about a rock band is new territory for both the director and his two
leading men. “Yes, Ajay and Salman have never played such roles before. I'm now
casting for the other roles. A couple of my actors will be from London. I also
need to cast an African-British actor. About eighty per cent of the story
unfolds in London; the rest takes place in India.”
Santoshi has never shot a film abroad so extensively before. “That's true.
Lajja started in the US but moved to India. I guess I'm a very Indian
filmmaker. This is the first time that I'm moving into issues and emotions
beyond nationality. London Dreams is about individuals, their dreams and
desires, as brought together by their music,” he says.
A. R. Rahman's music plays a very important part in the narration. “I've always
wanted to take the untrodden path. As a filmmaker I constantly want to explore
new themes. London Dreams takes me on a totally new journey. We start in London
in June-end and complete the film by the end of the year. It's going to be a
huge film with seven to eight songs.”
Though Raj has worked with Ajay repeatedly, London Dreams will be only his
second film with Salman Khan after the '94 comedy Andaz Apna Apna. “London
Dreams is a very unusual subject. And it requires the two actors. Salman and
Ajay play childhood friends. But let me tell you, the screenplay by Sreedhar
Raghavan (who has written several of my films) will be entirely different from
anything I've done so far.”
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