T-Series - Ananth join hands

By Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM
Monday, July 03, 2006
Have you ever heard of a producer finalizing the release date of a film even before its launch? That's a rarity in Bollywood. But producers Bhushan Kumar and Kishan Kumar of T-Series and director Ananth Narayan Mahadevan have decided to plan every single aspect of their film before it goes before the camera.

First, the cast! T-Series and Ananth have roped in Fardeen Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Dia Mirza, Isha Sharvani, Om Puri and Anupam Kher to enact pivotal roles in the film, which is not titled yet. "It's loosely based on a real-life incident that occurred in an actor's life. It's about two couples and the ticklish situations they find each other in," Ananth divulges.

To be shot in Mumbai and Rajasthan, the film will roll on July 15 and will be shot in a start-to-finish schedule till October. The promos will begin in the first week of December and the film is slated for release in the first week of February 2007. "AKSAR was also released on the same date. It's lucky for me," Ananth smiles.

Himesh Reshammiya, who scored the music of Ananth's previous films DIL MAANGE MORE and AKSAR, will score the music of this film as well.
Meanwhile, AKSAR producers Shyam and Narendra Bajaj and Ananth have signed Tusshar Kapoor to head the cast of AGAR. One more hero is in the process of finalization. "Tusshar was extremely excited during the 2-hour script narration. He felt that he was watching an entire film unfold in front of his eyes. It's a role he hasn't attempted before," Ananth reveals.