Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage has been signed to star in a Bollywood gangster film, according to the 'Hindustan Times.' Bollywood director Vidhu Vinod Chopra is currently in Los Angeles working on his new film, 'Broken Horses,' and Cage will reportedly play a leading role in it.
'Broken Horses' is an English-language film—Chopra's first—about two brothers embroiled in the drug trade on the U.S.-Mexico border. It is said to be a loose remake of Chopra's acclaimed 1989 film 'Parinda,' which starred Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor (who appeared in the Western film 'Slumdog Millionaire' and the American TV show '24').
Chopra has said there's nothing Indian about 'Broken Horses' and it will be cast with Western actors. Award-winning American actor Mickey Rourke has reportedly been approached for an important role in it. The film will be shot in New Mexico and New York.
'Broken Horses' is an English-language film—Chopra's first—about two brothers embroiled in the drug trade on the U.S.-Mexico border. It is said to be a loose remake of Chopra's acclaimed 1989 film 'Parinda,' which starred Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor (who appeared in the Western film 'Slumdog Millionaire' and the American TV show '24').
Chopra has said there's nothing Indian about 'Broken Horses' and it will be cast with Western actors. Award-winning American actor Mickey Rourke has reportedly been approached for an important role in it. The film will be shot in New Mexico and New York.
- 8/31/2010
- The Bollywood Ticket
Bollywood blockbuster '3 Idiots' will be featured at the Indian Film Festival of London (londonindianfilmfestival.com) in August as part of a retrospective of acclaimed Indian filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
The festival will kick off its inaugural event—the first of its kind in the city—on August 25 and will close on August 29 with a screening of Chopra's most recent production '3 Idiots'—the proceeds of which will be donated to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef).
Other Chopra films to be included in the retrospective are 'An Encounter With Faces' (1978), 'Parinda' (1989), '1942: A Love Story' (1994), and 'Eklavya: The Royal Guard' (2007). Chopra will be presented with an award at the festival for his contribution to cinema, and he will participate in a question-and-answer session.
Chopra began his career in 1978 with the short documentary 'An Encounter with Faces,' about impoverished children in India,...
The festival will kick off its inaugural event—the first of its kind in the city—on August 25 and will close on August 29 with a screening of Chopra's most recent production '3 Idiots'—the proceeds of which will be donated to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef).
Other Chopra films to be included in the retrospective are 'An Encounter With Faces' (1978), 'Parinda' (1989), '1942: A Love Story' (1994), and 'Eklavya: The Royal Guard' (2007). Chopra will be presented with an award at the festival for his contribution to cinema, and he will participate in a question-and-answer session.
Chopra began his career in 1978 with the short documentary 'An Encounter with Faces,' about impoverished children in India,...
- 6/2/2010
- The Bollywood Ticket
Acclaimed Indian director Vidhu Vinod Chopra is reportedly splitting his time between Los Angeles and Mumbai as he begins work on his next project, 'Broken Horses,' an English-language film—his first—about two brothers embroiled in the drug trade on the U.S.-Mexico border. Chopra has said there's nothing Indian about the movie and he will cast Western actors in it. The film is being shot in New Mexico and New York and is expected to release later this year.
Chopra's most recent picture, '3 Idiots,' a coming-of-age comedy starring Aamir Khan that released last December, is the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time, collecting more than $80 million worldwide, including a decent take from the U.S. market—$6.5 million—also a box-office record.
Chopra, 53, said he learned English as a teenager by watching Hollywood films. Shortly after leaving film school, he made a short documentary, 'An Encounter with Faces,...
Chopra's most recent picture, '3 Idiots,' a coming-of-age comedy starring Aamir Khan that released last December, is the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time, collecting more than $80 million worldwide, including a decent take from the U.S. market—$6.5 million—also a box-office record.
Chopra, 53, said he learned English as a teenager by watching Hollywood films. Shortly after leaving film school, he made a short documentary, 'An Encounter with Faces,...
- 2/22/2010
- The Bollywood Ticket
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