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Chori
Chori
Romance at Luni Fort
Cut to Luni Fort, 45 km from
Jodhpur, the city of palaces and forts, ideal backdrop for
a film laced with romance and passions....
PRODUCERS Raju Narula and Lalit ‘Sweety’ Kapoor
are busy wrapping up the initial schedule of their latest
venture, Chori Chori, being directed by Milan Luthria of Kachche
Dhaage fame. The entire crew embarks on the fort at dusk and
shoots till the wee hours of the morning. And this has been
the ritual during the entire fortnight.
The spacious lush green lawns surrounding the historic Luni
Fort is the scene of action for a song picturisation which
introduces Rani Mukerji. Milan alongwith his choreographer
Raju Khan and cinematographer Manmohan Singh are looking into
the nitty-gritties in the song being picturised about Rani’s
childhood friend.
The film also stars Ajay Devgan but his presence is not warranted
during the schedule as the song only features Rani along with
a bevy of beauties dancing happily among the baraatees. A
flower bedecked car with the groom enters the lawn of the
fort and the starlit sky is lighted by colourful fireworks.
The crowd outside the fort is elated with the fireworks as
though the festival of lights has already arrived. The Luni
Fort is of remarkable significance for filmdom. It is at this
same fort that successful films like Rajshri’s Hum Saath
Saath Hain and JP Dutta’s Border were shot.
Director Milan Luthria is very enthusiastic about the film,
though he refrains from divulging any crucial details about
the storyline. He feels it is too premature to talk about
the story.
But he is quick to add that Chori Chori is very different
in every sense from his earlier film and he has even chosen
a very different crew for this film. This is evident with
the presence of ace cameraman Manmohan Singh. “Nobody
can be better than Manmohan Singh for a romantic film like
this,” says Luthria. The young director assisted Mahesh
Bhatt for four years in the making of 11 films and draws inspiration
from Mahesh’s dedication and passion.
Incidentally, this film featured Kareena Kapoor in the lead
alongwith Ajay  Devgan
when it was launched but she has since been replaced by Rani
Mukerji. “Actually, Kareena got busy after Refugee and
could not spare us any dates. We parted ways amicably. I hope
to work with her some time soon,” says Luthria.
Producers Raju Narula and Lalit Kapoor are an experienced
lot. Raju has made films like Elaan, Gundaraaj, Udaan and
Aflatoon, while Lalit has made films like Deewana, Pyar Ka
Mandir and Pyar Ka Devta. Lalit reveals that after this schedule
the action will shift to Darjeeling and Shimla and later to
Switzerland for the song picturisations. He also added that
the film will be completed by June, 2001 and be released in
time for next Diwali. Raju Narula reveals that one more heroine
will be added for “star value” but declines to reveal
her identity.
Padmaraj Nair
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Ek
Rishta:
Explosive
father-son tale
AAGHAAZ:
COME,
LET’S BEGIN BUILDING A BRAVE NEW WORLD
Dhaai
Akshar Prem Ke:
ONLY
LOVE CAN SAVE THIS WORLD GROWING IN HATE
HAMARA DIL AAP KE PAAS HAI:
THERE'S NO POWER LIKE THE POWER OF LOVE
DHADKAN:
THE HEART BEATS BEST WHEN IN LOVE
DEEWANE:
THERE’S A FIRE IN THEIR FEELINGS THERE’S A METHOD
IN THEIR
MADNESS THERE’S A SLICE OF HEAVEN IN THEIR PASSION
HAR
DIL JO PYAR KAREGA: LETS'S ALL FALL IN LOVE-THE
ONLY WAY TO SAVE THE WORLD
KUNWARA:
TIPS TOPS AGAIN AND TOCHES NEW PEAKS IN ENTERTAINMENTS
PAPA
THE GREAT: WAKE UP, ALL YOU FATHERS
REFUGEE:
AN ENGROSSING FIRST HALF AND A TAME SECOND
B
I C H H O O: LOVE SOOTHES, LOVE CAN ALSO STING
JORU
KA GHULAM: RIB-TICKLER ALL THE WAY
JOSH:
Josh hai toh hosh hai Hosh hai toh zindagi hai Josh nahi
to kuch bhi nahi hai
HUM
TO MOHABBAT KAREGA: KUNDAN SHAH KI BAAT HAI
TO ZAROOR KOI BAAT HAI
KYA
KEHNA!: LET’S ALL FALL IN LOVE
JODI
NO.1: TOGETHER THEY ARE A BLAST TOGETHER
THEY GIVE LOVE A NEW LIFE
CHAL
MERE BHAI: BRINGING
UP BIG BROTHER
DIL
HI DIL MEIN: TRUE
LOVERS HAVE LITTLE HEAVENS IN THEIR HEARTS
‘BAAGHI’:
ONE
MAN'S FIRELY REVOLT TO SAVE
DULHAN
HUM LE JAYENGE: DAVID
GIVES AWAY THE BRIDE
VIDROH:
COME,
TEAR ALL THREATS TO TATTERS
PUKAR:
A
CLARION CALL TO CHALLENGE, TO CAPTURE AND CRUSH THE ENEMY
BADAL: HE'S
OUT TO WIPE OUT EVERY DARK CLOUD
PHIR
BHI DIL HAI HINDUSTANI: IT'S
TIME EVERY INDIAN FELT PROUD BEING AN INDIAN
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