Picture
this:
A
princess,
banished
from
her
magical
land,
suddenly
lands
up
on
the
streets
of
modern-day
Manhattan.
The
story
takes
a
turn
when
the
princess
falls
in
love
with
a
man,
a
charming
lawyer.
Interesting
idea,
isn't
it?
That's
the
plotline
of
three
Hindi
films,
all
in
various
stages
of
pre-production.
Bollywood
has,
most
of
the
times,
looked
at
Hollywood
for
inspiration.
A
number
of
dream
merchants
in
Mumbai
have
plagiarized
Hollywood
films
successfully.
The
latest
Hollywood
film
that
has
captured
the
imagination
of
Mumbai-based
makers
is
the
recent
hit
Enchanted.
A
top
maker
is
keen
on
casting
a
top
Khan
in
the
role
of
a
lawyer
and
has
three
choices
for
the
role
of
the
princess:
Kajol,
Aishwarya
Bachchan
and
Kareena
Kapoor.
The
other
maker
wants
to
make
the
subject
with
newcomers,
since
he
feels
that
procuring
the
dates
of
saleable
actors
will
be
time-consuming.
The
third
maker
has
already
signed
two
medium-budget
stars
for
the
film
and
is
expected
to
begin
filming
shortly.
He
has
also
altered
the
script
slightly.
Let's
see
who
wins
this
race…
and
which
film
'enchants'
the
viewer
the
maximum?
Story first published: Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 18:00 [IST]