Saira Bano calling shots in movie

JAN 08 - Saira Bano, Bollywood star of yesteryear and wife of thespian Dilip Kumar, will be seen once again in action�not in front of the camera but behind it. After dancing to the tune of various directors of Hindi films, Saira, who had essayed a variety of roles ranging from a westerner in �Purab aur Paschim� to a light- hearted vivacious girl in �Padosan� will be be making others dance in her home production being made in Bhojpuri. The film �Ab to Banva Sajanva hamra� has all the ingredients of a Bollywood masala�a love triangle involving a boy and two girls, the familial and societal resistance, gyrating dances and other ingredients that are common in Hindi films. The storyline is same�only the language is different in this star-studded Bhojpuri movie, shot partly in the picturesque locale of Narmada district of Gujarat.

The movie is the home production of Saira under the banner of �Sharp Focus� with star of South Indian movies Nagma and superstar of Bhojpuri movies Ravi Kishen playing the lead roles.

�We chose the tiny but picturesque location of Rajpila town and its palace as our shooting location because of the similarities of the places in Bihar and surrounding areas.

Moreover, the industry here is helpful and people are friendly and non-intrusive,� said Arshad Khan, the director of the movie.

Producer Saira Bano said she was looking forward to a good shooting schedule in Rajpipla town which was a perfect setting for the love triangle story.

�The place is beautiful and village and nature scenes are exactly what we wanted for the movie. It is also more cost-effective to shoot her than in Mumbai and traveling from one place to another is also not an issue,� the producer said. (PTI)

'Rang De Basanti' in UK

The Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti is scheduled to release worldwide on 20 January. But not in the UK. Because in the UK, 'Rang De Basanti' has been slotted a release date of January 19. The film�s worldwide distributor UTV has decided to open the movie with select exclusive previews across Cine World, Vue and Odeon-UCI cinemas on January 19. 'Rang De Basanti' is a youth flick with a message. It talks of several youngsters with different aspirations from life. The movie is about the rise in the consciousness of today�s youth of the values and realizations of their Indian-ness.

Apart from Aamir, the movie also stars British actress Alice Patten , Madhavan, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni and Kiron Kher. (AKC)

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