Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata wants to try his luck at the entertainment industry once again. The business tycoon whose first brush with Bollyland was with a box office dud titled Aetbaar (2004) starring Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham and Bipasha Basu, now wants to make a comeback with a multi-pronged business plan. And it's not just films. He is also funding Broadway style musicals by casting desi talents.
His team has already met a few filmmakers and is also in talks with talents who can make edgy, emotional musicals.
Says an insider, "The Tatas are once again open to projects. They've met a couple of filmmakers, and these meetings have created quite a buzz in the industry, which is always looking at producers with deep pockets. One of the projects that they are considering is titled Nano." There is a lot of anticipation in the film industry with a big player like the Tatas returning to the entertainment space.
For the grand musical, Ratan Tata is in touch with a couple of musicians of Indian origin to make a sensitive, close-to-home Bollywood-style musical for the masses. Tatas will become the first Indian company to have ever funded a lavish and big budget musical, which will be staged globally. The scripting is currently on. Ratan is looking to rope in an exciting young talent for this. Wait for a formal announcement, which will come once the Tata succession issue ends and when the 2G scam, into which they were dragged is put to rest. Meanwhile sources confirm that the company has earmarked big budgets for
His team has already met a few filmmakers and is also in talks with talents who can make edgy, emotional musicals.
Says an insider, "The Tatas are once again open to projects. They've met a couple of filmmakers, and these meetings have created quite a buzz in the industry, which is always looking at producers with deep pockets. One of the projects that they are considering is titled Nano." There is a lot of anticipation in the film industry with a big player like the Tatas returning to the entertainment space.
For the grand musical, Ratan Tata is in touch with a couple of musicians of Indian origin to make a sensitive, close-to-home Bollywood-style musical for the masses. Tatas will become the first Indian company to have ever funded a lavish and big budget musical, which will be staged globally. The scripting is currently on. Ratan is looking to rope in an exciting young talent for this. Wait for a formal announcement, which will come once the Tata succession issue ends and when the 2G scam, into which they were dragged is put to rest. Meanwhile sources confirm that the company has earmarked big budgets for
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