Nair talks 'Shantaram'
Rediff News offers an interview with Mira Nair, director for the upcoming film Shantaram. In it, she says the appeal of the story for her is that her native India is the real hero of the film.
"It is important to remember that at the heart of Shantaram is the story of a man who has to undergo a lot of adventures and challenges before he finds out who he really is... It is about a man whose soul seems to be bereft of humanity. He comes to India by chance. There are good and bad things that happen to him. But the real journey starts in India."
She says she was "dazzled" by the book and began working on her own vision for a film. In the meantime, Graham King of Initial Entertainment saw her movie The Namesake and urged Johnny Depp to see it. From there, everything fell into place. Now the big-budget film with Nair at the helm is expected to be shot on location in many countries and will likely begin filming in late 2007 or early 2008.
The Rediff Q&A interview goes into much more detail about the book and her vision of the film, but as always, she has nice things to say about Johnny Depp:
"You never get the feeling that you are dealing with a movie star when you work with him," she says. "He is down-to-earth and very humane."
She said Johnny gave her a big hug after a private screening of her film The Namesake during their negotiations.
"I was very touched but I was also laughing within. My girlfriends had asked me to pinch his bottom. They wanted to have the vicarious thrill."
When asked if she let Johnny in on the secret, she laughed.
"No," she said. "But now I can tell him what they had asked me to do."
"It is important to remember that at the heart of Shantaram is the story of a man who has to undergo a lot of adventures and challenges before he finds out who he really is... It is about a man whose soul seems to be bereft of humanity. He comes to India by chance. There are good and bad things that happen to him. But the real journey starts in India."
She says she was "dazzled" by the book and began working on her own vision for a film. In the meantime, Graham King of Initial Entertainment saw her movie The Namesake and urged Johnny Depp to see it. From there, everything fell into place. Now the big-budget film with Nair at the helm is expected to be shot on location in many countries and will likely begin filming in late 2007 or early 2008.
The Rediff Q&A interview goes into much more detail about the book and her vision of the film, but as always, she has nice things to say about Johnny Depp:
"You never get the feeling that you are dealing with a movie star when you work with him," she says. "He is down-to-earth and very humane."
She said Johnny gave her a big hug after a private screening of her film The Namesake during their negotiations.
"I was very touched but I was also laughing within. My girlfriends had asked me to pinch his bottom. They wanted to have the vicarious thrill."
When asked if she let Johnny in on the secret, she laughed.
"No," she said. "But now I can tell him what they had asked me to do."
posted by Trish Bennett at
9:03 AM
2 Comments:
we'd all lurrve to pinch Johnny's sweet little arse - but i'd be afraid, VERY afraid :D
...aww so sweet of Johnny to give the woman a 'big hug' Johnny's so sweet and kind :)
aww how nice of Johnny =]
LOL about the pinching thing! i would've told him they dared me to! ^_^ <3
-Mander Depp
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