Did
someone
say
the
economic
recession
is
over?
Far
from
it.
Movies
are
religiously
getting
shelved,
dumped
and
relegated
to
the
backburner
especially
if
they
don"t
star
A-listers.
The
prolific
Priyadarshan
discovered
it
the
hard
way.
He
found
out
that
star
discoveries
have
gone
of
fashion
with
Dev
Anand.
After
a
very
long
time
he
was
all
set
to
make
film
with
newcomers
this
July.
But
he
has
abandoned
the
idea
now.
There
were
no
buyers
for
a
project
with
newcomers.
The
film
about
the
longings,
desires,
loves
and
dislikes
of
the
youngsters
was
supposed
to
be
cast
completely
with
new
faces
along
with
Pratik
Babbar.
The
project
couldn"t
go
beyond
Pratik.
Says
the
disheartened
director,
“I
met
only
Pratik
for
the
film.
The
other
newcomers,
I
couldn"t
even
get
a
chance
to
cast
because
the
producers
backed
out.
No
one
wants
to
back
a
project
without
stars."
To
fill
the
time
in
July
that
Priyadarshan
had
allotted
to
the
film
with
newcomers,
he
has
quickly
put
together
a
new
multi-starrer
which
stars
Ajay
Devgn,
Anil
Kapoor,
Suniel
Shetty
and
Vidya
Balan.
The
prolific
Priyan
who
starts
shooting
this
quickie
in
July
says,
“I"m
quite
excited
about
this
project.
It"s
my
first
thriller.
I
needed
to
get
away
from
my
comedy
image.
Doing
a
thriller
would
provide
me
that
chance."
In
fact
Priyan
is
none
too
happy
with
his
latest
release
Khatta
Meetha
being
pitched
in
the
promotions
as
a
full-on
comedy.
Says
Priyan
angrily,
“Khatta
Meetha
is
not
a
comedy
like
De
Dana
Dan.
It"s
a
satire
on
the
road
mafia.
You"ll
have
to
ask
the
producers
why
they"re
pitching
it
as
a
comedy.
Probably
because
Akshay
Kumar
and
Priydarshan
equals
comedy?"
Priyan
seems
resigned
to
resorting
to
stars
time
after
time
to
get
audiences
in.
“It"s
frightening
how
my
attempts
to
make
a
film
with
newcomers
were
thwarted.
If
I
can"t
do
it
who
can?
So
the
question
is,
how
can
we
get
new
talent
into
cinema?"
Incidentally
the
young
film
is
not
the
only
Pratik
Babbar
starrer
to
be
shelved.
Goldie
Behl"s
film
starring
the
talented
young
actor
which
was
to
be
shot
in
the
monsoon
at
Mumbai
has
also
been
shelved.