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As i already said, Shankar's circles deny the news on Robo with Superstar. It is true that Shankar wanted to cast Superstar in the film. You know the reason? While Shankar was scouting producers for his One billion (100 crores) project in Mumbai, they simply said: We are ready to produce ROBOT.....if Rajini agrees to act in the film. This single line condition made Shankar to approach Superstar for the same. Last week Shankar discussed with Superstar regarding this and he himself was ready to produce the film in his S Pictures banner and ready to offer a historic salary to Superstar. But Superstar seems to be not comfortable with the idea and avoided the same. Now media is just chewing the same in its own flavour. Note: Shankar has become very very close to Superstar these days and he speaks very often to him on various issues. Not for this ROBOT alone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Jan 1, 2008 11:16 PM, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Unbelievable... > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Kalimuthu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2008 3:04:33 PM > Subject: [arr] [Semi-ARR] Shankar signs on Rajnikanth for Robot : Rediff ??? > > > > http://www.rediff. com/movies/ 2008/jan/ 02robot.htm > > The Boss of the Box-Office will soon be back. Months after Sivaji The > Boss set the cash registers ringing worldwide, Tamil superstar > Rajnikanth [Images] is teaming up with the out-of-the-box director > Shankar again. > > If top industry sources are to be believed, Shankar will work with > Rajnikanth in Robot, which was planned to be shot with Shah Rukh Khan > in the lead and as producer. But the project apparently did not work > out owing to 'creative differences' , with Shah Rukh himself confirming > the separation. Later, it was reported that Shankar approached Aamir > Khan [Images] for the role. > > Though the film's thread is not confirmed, the name 'Robot' and > widely-speculated media reports suggest the story is about a maverick > scientist who creates a robot and later runs into trouble with his pet > creation. > > When the movie does hit the screen, Shankar, known for his expertise > in state-of-the- art film-making technique, could thrill filmgoers, > especially Rajnikanth fans wordwide. Film buffs and Rajnikanth fans > say if the duo team up again, it could be "explosive". > > Sources say a top production house in Mumbai will produce the film, in > what could be the most expensive film ever made in India. If Sivaji > was shot for a whopping Rs 80 crore (Rs 800 million), the new film is > expected to cost more than Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion). > > According to sources, Shankar has held discussions with the Mumbai > production house, which has shown a keen interest in the film with > Rajnikanth, the highest-paid actor in the country. > > Interestingly, a search on 'Robot-Shanker- film' throws up many actors' > names as the heroes of this dream project -- the latest being Ajith of > Billa fame in the lead. > > When official confirmation comes that Rajnikanth will star in the > Shankar film, remember you read it on rediff.com first! > > > ________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > >
