Producer-director
Dayal
Padmanabhan's
Circus
starring
Golden
Star
Ganesh
is
making
news,
both
good
and
bad,
ever
since
the
film
began.
The
recent
controversy
and
accusations
of
plagiarism
which
led
the
KFCC
to
intervene
and
penalize
him
has
not
dampened
Dayal's
spirit.
The
director,
who
had
earlier
rented
an
entire
train
from
the
Sothern
Railway
for
the
shooting
of
his
film,
recently
shot
two
songs
in
a
bullet
train
in
Austria.
Dayal
had
to
pay
a
hefty
fee
and
spent
Rs.55
lakhs
for
the
15
day
shoot
in
Austria.
Getting
permission
to
shoot
in
the
bullet
train
was
difficult.
First
he
approached
the
authorities
through
the
Indian
Embassy
in
Austria
but
when
that
did
not
work
out,
he
directly
approached
the
Austrian
Embassy
in
India.
The
authorities
agreed
and
quoted
a
steep
fee.
Dayal,
who
was
ready
to
pay
any
amount
to
get
the
permission,
agreed.
The
crew
stayed
in
Austria
for
15
days
to
film
two
songs.
So,
how
was
the
experience
shooting
inside
the
bullet
train?
It
was
awesome,
Dayal
said.
"Since
the
train
moves
very
fast,
the
shooting
also
had
to
be
done
quickly,
but
it
was
a
truly
pleasant
experience," he
explained.
Story first published: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 9:35 [IST]