By Subhash K Jha
First we had British litterateur Thomas Hardy’s 19th century masterpiece Tess being trans-located into Rajasthan in Michael Winterbottom’s new movie adaptation Trishna.
And if Trishna could be hard to recognize as being inspired by the Hardy novel, we've news of Michael Winterbottom’s adaptation being forcibly moved even further clear of its source material within the dubbed Hindi version of Trishna which releases in India in July.
A reliable source informs that the Indian distributors of Trishna intend so as to add an item song to the British director’s screen version of the Tess saga.
Says the source with regards to the project, “The film’s Indian distributors think Trishna is just too artistic. Nevertheless it also has the makings of a perfect masala film. Freida Pinto plays one of those Mother India who’s tossed from one cruel circumstance to a different.
Women audiences in India would weep buckets over the ablaa naari (hapless woman) act of Freida. And also, let’s not overlook the fact, the the male audience may be in for a treat.
Freida has done probably the most most graphic and lingering love-making scenes within the history of movies based India. So we see a large number of potential for Trishna within the Indian market. ”
To enhance and boost the film’s boxoffice potential we hear the Indian distributors have decided so as to add an item song by Huma Qureshi within the Hindi version of Trishna.
Qureshi is the leading lady of Anurag Kashyap’s much talked-about forthcoming film Gangs Of Wasseypur. Interestingly Anurag also has cameo appearance in Trishna.
Apparently the location for the object song is interwoven into the plot.
Says the informed source, “Freida plays a wannabe Bollywood actress in Bollywood. In a series she visits a studio to fulfill director Anurag Kashyap and his wife Kalki. That’s where the article song will are available. ”
When contacted Sunil Bohra who's Trishna’s Indian producer didn't attempt to deny the artistic liberties planned to be occupied with Thomas Hardy and Michael Winterbottom.
Says Bohra, “Yes, we’re going to have an item song within the Hindi version of Trishna. There’s a really perfect situation for it within the film when the heroine goes to fulfill a director. The thing song entitled Maintenance meri maintenance is filmed on Huma Quereshi. Ganesh Acharya has choreographed it. It'll get our audiences repeatedly into the theatres to observe the film. ”
When asked what the Trishna director would bring to mind the tantalizing embellishment to his artistry, Bohra was nonchalant.
“It’s not as though the location for the thing song isn't there within the film. In reality we’re also going to modify the posters of Trishna for the Indian release. The international posters are much too abstract. We’re planning something way more desi and attention-grabbing. ”
Bohra also expressed his apprehensions concerning the love-making scenes. “I can tell you, Freida’s love-making scenes in Trishna would set the screen on fire. I'M only worried about our censorboard. ”
We’re also worried about Freida’s response to Ms Qureshi stealing probably the most thunder.
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
