Wednesday, 8 April 2009

Wish Jaya Bachchan Happy Birthday







Wish Jaya Bachchan Happy Birthday

On April 9 when  Jaya Bachchan  turns  61, the  makers of her new film tentatively titled  Chaassni  have planned a very special surprise for her.

They've decided to  pre-pone   the  commencement of the film's shooting by a month to  coincide  with Jaya's  birthday.

Divulging details  reluctantly  the film's softspoken  director Revathy Varma(not to be  confused with  Revathy  the Tamil actress-turned-director )  says, "Yes, we've quickened the process  of  starting the  film. April  9  is a very  auspicious day. And my film is about honouring and  giving a respectable  place to the aged in our society. So what better  proof of the film's  intentions than to  dedicate  it  to Jayaji's  60th birthday?"

 The pre-ponement has been quick and sudden.

Raveena Tandon who plays a pivotal  role is totally taken  aback. "I thought the shooting was supposed to start in May This  is  the first  time  I'm  hearing about the April 9 shoot. But I'm happy. We're all fans of Jayaji. And the film is about making her character happy."

Adds Revathy, "We're doing just a  brief  shooting on  April 9  . Then we  have a detailed schedule."

 The film  already made in  Tamil  entitled June R  was based  on  the  director's own  life. "I  adopted a  mother  from a foster-home. She's no  more. But  the  love she gave me has given birth to Jayaji's  character  in  the film."

Revathy is planning it  as  a full-on commercial  film with songs composed  by  Salim-Suleiman. "They can  give a contemporary  feel to  the project."

The Tamil veteran actress  Saritha had played the  pivotal role in  the  original.

Says Revathy, "The Hindi  version  will  be radically different  from  the Tamil. I've just taken the  core of  my Tamil film and re-written it completely in  Hindi."

Ayesha Takiya  plays  Jaya Bachchan's  daughter in the Hindi version. Jaya whose  on-screen chemistry with her makebelieve  daughters  from  Karisma Kapoor on Fiza  to  Preity Zinta  in  Kal Ho Na Ho  has always been  extra-special, looks forward to  getting motherly with the newly-married Takiya girl










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