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Sanam on 05 June, 2008 
 
Prakash Jha is in Greece to complete the script of the Ranbir starrer, Rajneeti.
Ranbir will have a special look in the political film, which will be entirely
shot in Bhopal
With the exception of one day's shoot in the US, Prakash Jha plans to shoot his
political parable Rajneeti entirely in Bhopal.
Prakash, who has just collected the prestigious Greek Kostas Kyriazis award in
Athens, has now taken five days off to be in Nafplio, 220 kms south of Athens,
to finish the script of the Ranbir Kapoor starrer, Rajneeti. The film will
combine elements from Rajiv Gandhi's life with the Mahabharat.
Speaking from Nafplio, the prolific political director said, "Rajneeti will
give Ranbir the chance to do what his other films may not have given him the
chance to do. It's a very challenging role and since he plays a political
figure, I've to make sure the script completely supports him. I earlier planned
to make a quick film (probably featuring Amitabh Bachchan) before starting
Rajneeti. But now I'm going straight into Rajneeti."
The film will feature Ranbir as a student from an Indian political dynasty
studying in the US. He's summoned back to the country to take over the
political empire in Delhi after a crisis in the family.
Prakash said, "Ranbir will have two co-stars opposite him: an Indian and an
American actress. We've almost finalised both the ladies. They are A-listers
from Hollywood and Bollywood."
Prakash has just won the Greek Kostas Kyriazis award for contribution to human
values. He's the first filmmaker to win this award. The only other Indian to
have received this award is Barkha Dutt.
Commenting on why he thinks he received the award, Prakash said, "That may be
because my cinema has always been a mirror of social values. I was asked to
bring along one of my works to receive the award. I was thinking of taking one
of my earlier films. But the director of the Los Angeles film festival, who's
Greek, suggested that I take my film Apaharan. I wondered why he asked me to
take Aprahan. But to my surprise I found the Greek audience instantly
connecting with the political scenario in Bihar even without the Greek
subtitles. After they watched the film, the Q & A session lasted for nearly two
hours. The Greeks could easily identify with goons getting into politics."
Prakash is aiming for the same kind of universality in Rajneeti. "I want to use
Ranbir's character to show the close connection between Hindu mythology, Indian
politics and power-play that's present in every country and culture," added
Prakash.
Ranbir and Prakash are currently working on a special look for the actor in the
film.
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