Very costly singer.... Is she so special ??? On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:38 AM, Madhavan Rajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> *http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1212113 > * > > > ** > > *Just her fees and recording of the video will add around Rs 10 crore to > the already sky high budget of Blue > * > Madonna didn't respond because she was going through a bitter divorce, > Rihanna asked for a sum that was not affordable, so finally it is Kylie > Minogue who'll be making history as the first international A-list pop star > to lend her voice for a mainstream Bollywood music director. > > According to sources, the Australia-born crooner who has sold more than 60 > million records, has agreed to sing for AR Rahman. Kylie will be coming to > India by January 2009 with her entourage to record the song with Rahman. She > has reportedly charged the producers of the film about Rs five crore as her > fees ($1 million). > > "The song will be recorded for the film Blue, which has Akshay Kumar, > Sanjay Dutt and Lara Dutta. The producers also want Kylie to make a music > video of the song. In all probability, the song might be shot in Hollywood," > says the source. > > The total cost of hosting the star in Mumbai and recording the song and > music video could well cost the producers an extra Rs five crore. The > company negotiating with Kylie confirmed that they are very close to inking > the deal. > > "We are negotiating with an international artist. Within two to three > weeks, we'll make a formal announcement," said Rajnigandha Shekhawat of Nine > Winds, which is handling the film's communications. Sources also revealed > that there were a fresh round of negotiations last week. The singer, sources > say, is not afraid of visiting Mumbai though she is well aware of the recent > terrorist attack. > > The production cost of Blue is already hovering around Rs 130 crore - > without the expense they are incurring for Kylie's song. With the last leg > of shooting left, at Rs 140 crore-odd, Blue might race past Rajnikanth's > Endhiran to become the costliest film to be produced in India. > > > -- regards, Vithur
