Showing posts with label 21 The Last Stand - Battle Of Saragarhi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 21 The Last Stand - Battle Of Saragarhi. Show all posts
Hunt for new producer for Randeep Hooda’s jinxed next on Saragarhi?
5:24 AM
Shaheen Parkar (MID-DAY; January 11, 2017)
Last November, hitlist had reported about Randeep Hooda’s period action drama, The Battle of Saragarhi, being stuck after a surprise announcement by director Rajkumar Santoshi in mid 2016. Now, it turns out Santoshi and Wave Cinemas, which was backing the project, are not on the same page, and he’s scouting for a new production house to take charge.
Says a source, “There have been logistical and production issues. It did not roll due to budgetary issues.” The film is based on the 1897 battle between British Indian army contingent consisting of 21 Sikhs and Afghan Orakzai tribesmen in the North-West Frontier Province and is counted among great last-stands in history.
The spokesperson of Wave Cinemas says, “There has been great speculation, but the fact is that the contract is not yet finalised. Santoshi and the producers still need to sign on the dotted line.” Santoshi did not respond to text messages. He has reportedly said he is keen to shoot the film on a start-to-finish schedule beginning next month.
What may be adding to his anxiety is Salman Khan and Karan Johar’s tie-up for a film on the same historical event starring Akshay Kumar.
Check out Randeep Hooda's look in the new, rocking still from Battle Of Saragarhi
7:48 AM
BOMBAY TIMES (January 5, 2017)
Rajkumar Santoshi, who is
all set for the start-to-finish shoot of 21, The Last Stand - Battle Of
Saragarhi from next month, says he couldn't have found a better actor
than Randeep Hooda to play the lead role. The director, who has
shot for two days already, says, “Randeep is one of the finest actors
of our times. He merges with his character; I cast him because I wanted
to bring Ishwar Singh (the leader of the troop) alive on screen.“
The story revolves around the 21 brave warriors of the 36th Sikh Regiment (British Indian Army), who fought against 10,000 Afghan invaders in 1897. The film is a tribute to Sache Pasha Dusve Guru Gobind Singh Ji, whose 350th birth anniversary is being celebrated today. The Battle of Saragarhi, Santoshi points out, highlights the Sikh values of courage, truth, justice and selflessness upheld by Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. He inspired fearlessness to fight against all odds. The film is scheduled to release this November.
The story revolves around the 21 brave warriors of the 36th Sikh Regiment (British Indian Army), who fought against 10,000 Afghan invaders in 1897. The film is a tribute to Sache Pasha Dusve Guru Gobind Singh Ji, whose 350th birth anniversary is being celebrated today. The Battle of Saragarhi, Santoshi points out, highlights the Sikh values of courage, truth, justice and selflessness upheld by Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. He inspired fearlessness to fight against all odds. The film is scheduled to release this November.
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