is rahman doing the score On Jan 31, 2008 10:44 AM, satish_srini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rajkumar Santoshi is infamous for announcing big projects and then > shelving them. But this time however, things seem to be flowing in the > reverse order since Santoshi is planning to revive a shelved project > of his. The film in question is the ambitious musical London Dreams > that Santoshi had launched a couple of years back starring Salman > Khan and Ajay Devgan in lead roles. > > However, soon after a few scenes were shot on Salman Khan in the > Golden Temple in Amritsar, the film was shelved due to some financial > problems between the producer and the director. > > Sources inform that Eros International had acquired the film for a > record price of Rs 40 crores. On learning this Santoshi, who was > signed as a director for a fee of Rs 3.5 crores, raised his > remuneration to Rs 8 crores. But reportedly producer Param Jeet Singh > met with a financial crisis and couldn't match Santoshi's price. So > the film got shelved. > > Now sources inform that Singh is keen to revive the project. > Reportedly the producer even met lead actor Salman Khan at his Panvel > farmhouse and expressed his desire to revive London Dreams . He also > informed Salman that he had to sell his two bungalows to repay his > financers. Salman who is known for his kind nature, immediately called > Rajkumar Santoshi to revive the project. Now it is believed that > Salman is willing to fund for London Dreams as the producer is going > through financial problems. > > Meanwhile Santoshi who was supposed to make Ashoka with Ajay Devgan > and Bipasha Basu seems to be facing problems with respect to that > project since his deal with PVR Pictures has apparently fallen > through. Now Santoshi is looking out for a new producer to back him. > He recently shelved one more film. > > Since there is no film in Santoshi's hand presently, sources claims > that he may revive London Dreams soon and might start shooting > sometime this year. While Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan are still the > choice for the lead roles, there might be changes in the remaining > star cast as the makers have to check with the availability of the > stars. > > London Dreams is about a rock band in England. Salman Khan and Ajay > Devgan were supposed to play childhood friends in the movie who are > musicians. The film is supposedly loosely inspired from the Hollywood > musical Amadeus . Just last year Suneel Darshan too remade Amadeus as > Shakalaka Boom Boom starring Bobby Deol and Upen Patel as contending > musicians. > > http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2745130.cms > > >
