By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
September
18,
2007
The
Hindu
epics
never
had
it
so
good.
Some
of
our
most
powerful
filmmakers
are
reinterpreting
the
classics.
Though
Mani
Ratnam's
plans
to
make
the
Mahabharat
with
producer
Bobby
Bedi
are
for
now
postponed,
Raj
Kumar
Santoshi
is
going
right
with
his
Ramayan
featuring
Ajay
Devgan,
Kajol
and
Southern
maverick
Prakash
Raj
as
Ram,
Sita
and
Ravan.
Salman
Khan
has
been
keen
to
play
Rama
for
years
in
a
home
production.
Far
away,
across
the
seven
seas,
enterprising
producer
Uru
Patel
is
doing
his
own
modern
take
on
Hanuman.
And
now
comes
the
most
interesting
twist
in
the
tale
of
the
mythologicals.
Aparna
Sen
has
a
dream
project
lined
for
impending
realization.
"I
want
to
do
my
own
version
of
the
Ramayan
as
told
from
the
point
of
view
of
Sita.
I
want
to
do
it
as
a
true
international
film
in
English.
It
needs
international
funding
and
whole
lot
of
detailed
production
planning.
But
it's
my
one
most
cherished
project."
Interestingly,
while
she
is
all
set
to
film
the
Ramayan
as
seen
through
the
eyes
of
Sita,
Aparna
Sen's
favourite
protege
Rituparno
Ghosh
is
all
set
to
do
an
international
version
of
the
Mahabharat
from
Draupadi's
point
of
view.
Ritu
has
already
decided
to
cast
Bipasha
Basu
as
Draupadi.
But
he's
willing
to
back
off
for
Aparna's
sake.
"If
she
at
any
time
feels
my
Draupadi
would
impinge
on
her
Sita
I'd
happily
put
off
my
film.
Reena-di
(Aparna)
has
a
superb
script
and
she
has
been
toying
with
the
project
for
seven
years."
Adds
Bipasha,
“I
want
to
do
Draupadi
with
him.
I've
grown
up
hearing
the
tales
from
the
Mahabharat.
Draupadi
is
a
favourite
character.
People
say
I"m
too
westernized
to
play
Draupadi.
But
I
know
myself.
I
can
carry
it
off
.This
is
one
thing
that
Ritu
and
I
are
definitely
doing
together."
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