Sush,
Manisha team up for comic thriller
Two
of the film industry's most beautiful women
have come together for a quirky comic-thriller,
'Paisa Vasool', due for release this December.
Manisha Koirala and former Miss Universe Sushmita
Sen will enthrall audiences in what they say
has been their most different role till date.
In the film, set in commercial capital Mumbai,
Sen and Koirala play two diametrically opposite
friends, brought together by poverty and broken
dreams. Pennyless, alone and with a rowdy
mafia gang on their trail, the two chance
upon a heist. But what was to be a small-time
blackmail prank to earn a quick buck boils
into the city's biggest gangster story ever,
involving almost anybody and everbody who
chances to be in the frame.
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Sen,
as the street-smart actress, who is too tall
to be paired with any Indian hero, is the
main comic element in the film. She was thrilled
about her performance. "Paisa Vasool is probably
my career's funniest film so far. It's a genre
that goes into comedy, it's a thriller, it's
a drama ... it's I think except action ...
it's pretty much everything," Sen said at
the film's music release function held recently
in Mumbai. Written
and directed by Srinivas, the film's music
has been scored by newcomers Bapi-Tutul and
its lyrics have been penned by Sandeep Nath.
Inspired by Mel Smith's 'High Heels Low Lives',
this comedy-cum-thriller sees Sushmita playing
the role of a struggling actress. Manisha
plays the runaway bride. The film is likely
to be released at the end of the year. Though
the script, a clear take-off from the Hollywood
blockbuster ... is anything but different,
analysts say the film, a breather for the
recently suspense-burdened Indian film scene,
could just click. Moreover, the mass appeal
of the powerhouse actresses is expected to
at least recover its cost in the first few
weeks alone.
Koirala,
who officially turned producer with the venture,
was nervous but excited. "I am extremely nervous
and anxious and I just hope that people accept
it really well and that's all I am praying
for right now," she said. With 'Paisa Vasool'
Koirala joins the latest bandwagon of actresses
entering the production arena. Though Raveena
Tandon (Stumped) and Aishwarya Rai (Dil Ka
Rishta) both bit the dust at the box office
as their films sank without a trace, Koirala
has played it smart. At 40 million rupees,
the film's budget is more than modest, moreover
the whacky humour and some very good publicity
has already got the film rave reviews. But
for all the initial hype, whether it will
be a "money's worth" for the audiences remains
to be seen.
ANI
Nov 30, 2003