Mumbai:
Reports are that actor Sunny Deol's plans for making the sequel to his blockbuster hit movie Ghayal (1990) have collapsed. The reason being the asking budget of Rs 50-55 crore for its production alone.
The plans for the sequel have been making news for almost two years. A source said, "Since the first announcement, many action films have released. Not to forget, action is expensive. To keep up with those standards and expectations, it wouldn't be possible for Sunny to make his film on a lesser budget. However, the corporate studios felt it was a risky proposition. Because they would have had to spend another Rs 15 crore at least on print and advertising, putting the total investment at Rs 70 crore."
The source added that keeping the risk of investment in mind, corporate studios are doubtful about backing Sunny's sequel plans for an action flick. "Comparatively, a medium budget sequel to a film like Yamla Pagla Deewana would have been a safer bet. Besides, an action film without any light moments might get a limited audience," the source added.
This is not the first time Sunny's sequel plans have been stalled. Previously, Ashwini Chaudhary, who was to direct the sequel featuring Deol as a professor, opted out. Reportedly, the actor-producer wanted to start the film in January, but the director was busy with post-production and promotion of Jodi Breakers.
However, Sunny's spokesperson denied the film being shelved. She stated, "After Ashwini Chaudhary left the film, the script underwent many changes. Writer Piyush Mishra has been brought on board to work on the screenplay and dialogue with Rahul Rawail. Once the writing is complete, we'll begin the casting and pre-production work. We'll start the film later this year."
Meanwhile, Sunny Deol's much hyped directorial venture, The Man, has been shelved as well. More than half of the shooting done, an outdoor schedule was delayed as heroine Shilpa Shetty was tying the knot with then-beau Raj Kundra.
And now Shilpa is pregnant. The gap has been considerably long, so the completion of shoot seems impossible. A source said, "The Man is over and done with. There's no point digging up old graves now."
The plans for the sequel have been making news for almost two years. A source said, "Since the first announcement, many action films have released. Not to forget, action is expensive. To keep up with those standards and expectations, it wouldn't be possible for Sunny to make his film on a lesser budget. However, the corporate studios felt it was a risky proposition. Because they would have had to spend another Rs 15 crore at least on print and advertising, putting the total investment at Rs 70 crore."
The source added that keeping the risk of investment in mind, corporate studios are doubtful about backing Sunny's sequel plans for an action flick. "Comparatively, a medium budget sequel to a film like Yamla Pagla Deewana would have been a safer bet. Besides, an action film without any light moments might get a limited audience," the source added.
This is not the first time Sunny's sequel plans have been stalled. Previously, Ashwini Chaudhary, who was to direct the sequel featuring Deol as a professor, opted out. Reportedly, the actor-producer wanted to start the film in January, but the director was busy with post-production and promotion of Jodi Breakers.
However, Sunny's spokesperson denied the film being shelved. She stated, "After Ashwini Chaudhary left the film, the script underwent many changes. Writer Piyush Mishra has been brought on board to work on the screenplay and dialogue with Rahul Rawail. Once the writing is complete, we'll begin the casting and pre-production work. We'll start the film later this year."
Meanwhile, Sunny Deol's much hyped directorial venture, The Man, has been shelved as well. More than half of the shooting done, an outdoor schedule was delayed as heroine Shilpa Shetty was tying the knot with then-beau Raj Kundra.
And now Shilpa is pregnant. The gap has been considerably long, so the completion of shoot seems impossible. A source said, "The Man is over and done with. There's no point digging up old graves now."
