Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra,
who
created
history
of
sorts
with
the
record-breaking
film
3
Idiots
last
year,
has
now
begun
work
on
his
ambitious
Hollywood
project
Broken
Horses.
For
the
last
few
months,
Chopra
has
been
scouting
shooting
locations
in
and
around
New
Mexico.
The
maverick
filmmaker
has
now
gone
ahead
and
got
Hollywood
veteran
Fred
Roos
on
board
the
film
as
Executive
Producer.
For
the
uninitiated,
Roos
has
worked
with
some
of
Hollywood's
most
gifted
filmmakers
and
actors
over
the
last
four
decades.
He
has
even
co-produced
cult
films
like
The
Godfather
Part
II,
The
Godfather
Part
III
and
Apocalypse
Now.
Vinod
happened
to
meet
Fred
Roos
during
one
of
his
trips
to
Los
Angeles.
Says
a
source
closely
associated
with
the
film,
"Getting
Roos
on
board
is
a
huge
deal.
He
is
revered
in
Hollywood
and
has
also
worked
with
several
big
stars.
Roos
was
impressed
with
the
script
of
Broken
Horses
and
agreed
to
collaborate
with
Chopra."
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
is
obviously
excited
on
getting
to
work
with
Roos.
"I
met
Fred
years
ago
as
a
student
on
the
sets
of
Godfather.
He
was
an
inspiration
then
and
he
is
an
inspiration
now.
I
feel
privileged
to
be
associated
with
him," said
the
acclaimed
filmmaker.
Even
Fred
Roos
is
looking
forward
to
this
association.
Speaking
from
Los
Angeles,
Roos
said,
"I
was
very
pleased
to
reconnect
with
Vinod
after
all
these
years
and
to
be
invited
to
join
his
team
for
the
production
of
Broken
Horses.
I
think
that
it
is
a
terrific
project
and
I
am
looking
forward
to
having
a
wonderful
time
in
the
making
of
it.
Vinod's
script
and
his
passion
as
a
filmmaker
are
proving
to
be
very
attractive
to
actors
here
and
I
am
confident
that
he
will
end
up
with
a
great
cast."
After
his
extensive
US
trips,
Chopra
has
locked
various
locations
for
filming
and
begins
principal
photography
in
September.
Story first published: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 10:38 [IST]