It's
wedding
season
throughout
India
and
what
better
day
to
bring
you
this
news
story
than
today.
A
month
ago,
you
were
informed
on
iRock
and
Sid
Jain's
speedy
production
of
Ragini
MMS
and
his
association
with
his
new
formed
team
of
directors
who
will
be
directing
films
under
iRock.
As
I'd
love
to
call
Sid,
this
Speedy
Gonzales
is
showing
no
signs
of
taking
it
easy.
iRock
and
Sid
Jain
have
just
announced
their
next
film
to
go
on
floor
after
Ragini
MMS.
After
branching
into
horror,
Sid
and
company
have
come
up
with
a
complete
contrast.
His
next
production
is
titled
Shaadi
Of
The
Dead,
a
mad,
crazy
and
romantic
comedy
that
unfolds
like
a
fun
roller
coaster
ride,
with
a
bunch
of
zombies.
Invite
-
Shaadi
Of
The
Dead,
Invitees
-
Zombies
and
the
Venue
has
been
finalised
too.
The
film
is
set
in
the
yamla-pagla
land
-
Punjab.
Navdeep
Singh,
the
director
of
Manorama
Six
Feet
Under
is
held
responsible
to
handle
the
marriage.
In
other
words,
he
is
the
director
of
the
film.
On
further
enquiry,
Sid
Jain
tells
me,
"Firstly,
let
me
make
this
clear
that
the
illustration
you
are
looking
at
isn't
the
final
poster
of
the
film.
It's
a
basic
font
for
the
purpose
of
creating
the
final
poster
of
Shaadi
Of
The
Dead.
I
am
very
proud
to
be
the
producer
of
India's
first
zombie-comedy
film.
It's
going
to
be
an
iconic
'youth'
film,
as
far
as
I
am
concerned,
and
will
redefine
youth
entertainment
for
this
decade
in
India.
It's
mad,
crazy,
romantic,
funny,
violent
and
super
cool.
It's
like
a
2
hour
theme
park
ride."
What
ritual
does
a
married
couple
go
through
after
their
marriage?
The
answer
-
Honeymoon.
And
what
has
the
word
'Honeymoon'
got
to
do
with
Shaadi
Of
The
Dead?
Well,
in
the
words
of
Sid
Jain,
"We've
already
started
work
on
the
sequel
story
-
'Honeymoon
Of
The
Dead',
and
a
50
page
zombie-comedy
graphic
novel
'Bollywood
of
the
Dead'
is
ready
to
be
printed
and
released
in
the
summer
of
2011.
This
will
also
be
adapted
into
a
film
next
year."
And
if
surprises
have
got
a
synonym,
it
has
to
be
Sid.
Mr.
Jain
further
shocks
me
by
informing,
"We
are
also
working
on
a
crazy-zombie
reality
TV
show
soon
and
launching
an
Indian
zombie
website
by
the
end
of
this
year.
It's
a
complete
franchise
property
for
iRock."
And
as
he
ends
his
answer,
he
pauses,
recalls,
and
utters,
"The
writing
team
of
Shaadi
Of
The
Dead
and
Honeymoon
Of
The
Dead
is
the
one
that
also
wrote
Ragini
MMS"
The
star
cast
of
Shaadi
Of
The
Dead
will
be
announced
in
a
few
weeks.
Watch
this
space!
Story first published: Friday, February 11, 2011, 15:58 [IST]