Briefs - Shilpa Shetty to play Protima Bedi
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Here is a round-up of Bollywood news from Indian newspapers on Tuesday, Oct 14. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
SHILPA AS PROTIMA - Actress Shilpa Shetty has been roped in to play the role of Protima Bedi in a film about the Odissi danseuse, the Mumbai Mirror reported.
The Indo-Chinese co-production will be directed by Malayalam film maker Sharath Kumar, the paper said.
MANI’S FILM DELAYED - The shooting schedule of Mani Ratnam’s new film has been delayed after its lead pair Abhishek Bachchan and wife Aishwarya took time off to attend to ailing Amitabh Bachchan in a Mumbai hospital, the Mid-Day reported.
Shooting for the film was to start in Kochi on Sunday, the paper said.
MUNDHRA’S NEW FILM - Film maker Jagmohan Mundhra is planning to make a film based on the rape of a nun in Orissa recently, the DNA reported.
Mundhra was quoted as saying it was a "dramatic story" to tell audiences.
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