Showing posts with label Lloyd Baptista. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lloyd Baptista. Show all posts
Harshvardhan Rane bags India's first urban mythological superhero film, K7 - The Story Of Seven Immortals
8:31 AM
BOMBAY TIMES (May 12, 2019)
Ad filmmaker Lloyd Baptista and Mini Films are all set to launch the multi-series project titled, K7 - The Story Of Seven Immortals. The film franchise is a modern-day take on the Hindu Chiranjeevis, who as per mythology used to live on earth from Satyug to the current Kalyug.
Mini Films and Kyro-Spark, who venture into Bollywood with this movie, have put in one-and-a-half years of research for the script. While Harshvardhan Rane has been signed for the project, other lead cast members will be announced soon. Mansi Varun Bagla of Mini Films says, “With this project, our aim is to take the concept of Indian superheroes to the world. It is a mega project, which we’ll convert into a franchise by making seven films on seven Chiranjeevis that will go on the floor one after the other. This project will require a lot of VFX work as Hollywood superhero films have already set the bar high. With this, the Hindi film industry will get its own superhero franchise. It took us time finalise the details, but I wanted to be sure about our choice of director for our maiden project. I am glad that my patience has paid off. I am excited about launching this series, and scouting the right director and concepts for it.”
Shahid Kapoor-Kareena Kapoor or Aditya Roy Kapur-Shraddha Kapoor for Sadma?
8:01 AM
Upala KBR (DNA; April 14, 2016)
Lloyd Baptista, who is making his directorial debut
with the Sadma remake, is unhappy with rumours of the film being
shelved, post Kareena Kapoor Khan’s walk-out from the project. The ad
filmmaker who has directed everyone from Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik
Roshan to Ranveer Singh and Kareena Kapoor in ads, has bought the South
film rights and will also produce the film in English with a Hollywood
star cast. Says a source associated with the project, “The idea is to
get a good actress who is beautiful too. You can’t just put any actress
there. While Lloyd discussed the subject with Kareena, she evinced
interest as she loves Sridevi but he was yet to narrate the script to
her. In fact when he had asked Kareena if she would do the film with
Shahid Kapoor she said there wasn’t any problem and if the script was
good she would do it.”
The source adds, “Vidya Balan was never approached. Lloyd’s wishlist is Shahid-Kareena or Aditya Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor. Apart from a great actress, he wants a great actor to play Kamal Haasan’s role. While the film will be the remake of Sadma, the makers are planning a twist in the tale, after the train scene when Nehalata goes away forever.” Lloyd says, “All details of the film shall come out soon. This is a very big film and I want to do full justice to its remake. Neither Vidya Balan nor Ranveer Singh were approached for the film. Casting for the film is in progress and the names will be revealed after being locked.”
Sadma remake to have Hollywood version
7:38 AM
MUMBAI MIRROR (April 13, 2016)
Balu Mahendra's 1983 Kamal Haasan and Sridevi-starrer Sadma is being remade with Lloyd Baptista filling the director's chair. Now, a Hollywood version of the movie is set to roll next year. "I will shoot the remake in Hindi before rolling with the English version next year. We are simultaneously locking the star cast for both the films," confirmed the director.
"For the Hollywood version, we will cast an Indian actress alongside a Hollywood actor. The Indian actress will be someone who works in Hollywood, but I can't give out any names right now," added Lloyd.
Sadma, which itself was a remake of the Tamil film Moondram Pirai, featured Sridevi in the role a young woman who regresses into childhood after a head injury.
Kamal Haasan-Sridevi's Sadma remake on the cards
7:45 AM
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 18, 2015)
Balu Mahendra's Sridevi Kamal Haasan-starrer Sadma is gearing up for a remake. Mirror has learnt that ad man Lloyd Baptista will make his directorial
debut with the original plot tweaked slightly so it appeals to the Gen-X
and bought the film's remake rights from Raj Sippy.
“Sadma is a masterpiece, it should be passed on to the next generation. I have watched it countless times and though it would be a challenge to remake it, I am up for it,“ asserts Lloyd who has been nurturing this dream for over a decade. “Back then, I lived in New Zealand and wanted to direct an English version. I showed the film to a few people who found it slow and offbeat so I dropped the idea. Then, a few months ago, I got in touch with Raj Sippy who invited me to his residence. Impressed by my passion and honesty for the film, he gladly gave me the film's rights.“
The film will roll next year. While the original was largely Sridevi-centric, the new Sadma will have a substantial role for the leading man and the supporting cast. Deepak Dobriyal has been approached to play Paintal's character. Casting for the leads is on. Lloyd admits it's not easy to replace stalwarts like Kamal and Sridevi.
A remake of Balu Mahendra's '82 Tamil film, Moondram Pirai, Sadma revolves around Nehalata (Sridevi), a young woman who regresses into childhood after suffering a head injury in a car crash. She ends up in a brothel from where she is rescued by Somu (Kamal Haasan), a school teacher who falls in love with her. Haasan's turn in the Tamil original bagged him the National Award. Lloyd is co-writing the film with his wife Anushka Godwani. The couple is being guided by close friend and filmmaker Atul Agnihotri who may come on board as one of the producers. He has also bought the rights of two songs from the original, “Aye Zindagi Gale Lagaa Le“ and “Surmayee Ankhiyon Mein.“ The rest of the score will feature new compositions. Lloyd has left for Dehradun for a reccee.
Lloyd plans to make the film in Tamil. An English version is in the pipeline too. “But we roll with the Hindi Sadma first,“ says Lloyd, who initially wanted to make a biopic on Rajinikanth in collaboration with the star's daughter Soundarya. But she wasn't keen on the project then.“Then there was a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Paresh Rawal in the lead but that didn't work out either,“ he sighs and instantly brightens up, “I am happy to make my debut with Sadma.“
“Sadma is a masterpiece, it should be passed on to the next generation. I have watched it countless times and though it would be a challenge to remake it, I am up for it,“ asserts Lloyd who has been nurturing this dream for over a decade. “Back then, I lived in New Zealand and wanted to direct an English version. I showed the film to a few people who found it slow and offbeat so I dropped the idea. Then, a few months ago, I got in touch with Raj Sippy who invited me to his residence. Impressed by my passion and honesty for the film, he gladly gave me the film's rights.“
The film will roll next year. While the original was largely Sridevi-centric, the new Sadma will have a substantial role for the leading man and the supporting cast. Deepak Dobriyal has been approached to play Paintal's character. Casting for the leads is on. Lloyd admits it's not easy to replace stalwarts like Kamal and Sridevi.
A remake of Balu Mahendra's '82 Tamil film, Moondram Pirai, Sadma revolves around Nehalata (Sridevi), a young woman who regresses into childhood after suffering a head injury in a car crash. She ends up in a brothel from where she is rescued by Somu (Kamal Haasan), a school teacher who falls in love with her. Haasan's turn in the Tamil original bagged him the National Award. Lloyd is co-writing the film with his wife Anushka Godwani. The couple is being guided by close friend and filmmaker Atul Agnihotri who may come on board as one of the producers. He has also bought the rights of two songs from the original, “Aye Zindagi Gale Lagaa Le“ and “Surmayee Ankhiyon Mein.“ The rest of the score will feature new compositions. Lloyd has left for Dehradun for a reccee.
Lloyd plans to make the film in Tamil. An English version is in the pipeline too. “But we roll with the Hindi Sadma first,“ says Lloyd, who initially wanted to make a biopic on Rajinikanth in collaboration with the star's daughter Soundarya. But she wasn't keen on the project then.“Then there was a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Paresh Rawal in the lead but that didn't work out either,“ he sighs and instantly brightens up, “I am happy to make my debut with Sadma.“
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