“I see Indian people.” – Shyamalan
UberDesi favorite, M. Night Shyamalan had a trying year in 2006 after his movie, Lady in the Water, bombed at the box office. He has an even worse start to 2007 with a double whammy – he could not find any takers for his latest venture (see Un-take-able link) and he was nominated for the awards for worst directors at the Razzies (See Desi Representation link).
As a result, Shyamalan turned to his roots, literally. His next venture will be funded partially by UTV, an Indian media conglomerate in partnership with Fox Studios.
Hollywood director M Night Shyamalan will collaborate with UTV and Fox studios for his next film, The Happening. The film will be jointly produced at a cost of $57 million. This is the first time that the Pondicherry-born director will work with an Indian company.
The inconvenient truth about this venture is that it sounds eerily similar to an Oscar winning venture from the creator, (of the Internet, that is) Al Gore.
The film will focus on the earth versus man battle, and portray the environment as the victim of mankind’s villainy. It is slated for a July 2008 release.
Maybe Shyamalan is angling for a career in politics, as a Democrat. But he better watch out, since he has already provided ammo to the Republican propaganda machine by disclosing another inconvenient truth about himself.
“Recently, I saw a film with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. I think it was Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, and I loved it. They expressed their emotions beautifully. It is a different kind of acting. When I watch those films, I get emotional. I also start weeping,” Shyamalan joked.
Asked why he was willing to take a such a big risk with Shyamalan, UTV head honcho, Ronnie Screwvala (UberDesi highly recommends this last name if you are planning for a career in the adult movie industry, Ho-llywood), said:
“After Aks, people said the same thing about Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra. We believed in him and he made Rang De Basanti, which became a big hit. I have experienced that people do very well when they are down. They come back and make it big by improvising themselves.”
For Shyamalan’s sake lets hope this (pardon the pun) happens.
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