Speaking about
the Taj Mahal, Ben Kingsley said that it is
a monument that rose out of centuries of culture
and tradition of love, hate, war, passion
of a great dynasty. Even while making Gandhi
twenty five years back, the idea of making
a film about the Taj was on his mind. No,
good things take time and that explains why
this idea took nearly three decades to conceptualize.
Ben Kingsley also said that like Gandhi, even
Taj Mahal would be a well researched movie.
In fact the research process has been on for
a long time now and is in the final stage.
It might take around seven months for the
rest of the research work to get completed
and this phase will be carried out in India.
Giving more details about the movie Ben Kingsley
said that he would be playing the role of
Shah Jahan while Mumtaz Mahal would be enacted
by none other than Aishwarya Rai. He said
that Aishwarya Rai is the most glowing symbol
of feminine beauty in India. It is only appropriate
that she does the role of Mumtaz Mahal. Besides
Ben Kingsley and Aishwarya, there will be
a number of artistes from across the world
playing small and big roles in the movie.
Ben Kingsley said that he believed that coming
together of creative minds from different
parts of the world is an essential element
of success.
Let’s hope that he is able to recreate
another milestone like Gandhi. |
