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Angelina Jolie’s movie a remake of Roja? |
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| By Behindwoods News
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June 25, 2007 |
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A Mighty Heart, a Hollywood movie recently
had its red carpet premiere in Cannes. The
movie’s main protagonist is Angelina
Jolie, and is ably supported by the Hindi
actor Irfan Khan(who appeared in this years
blockbuster Namesake). The movie is based
on the kidnap and eventual murder of Wall
Street journalist Daniel Pearl by terrorists
in Pakistan.
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The brutal murder and the posting of the gruesome clip
on the internet as proof of Pearl’s death had shaken
the civilized population around the world. That is why
the subject is as disturbing today as it was in 2002.
But the movie is not focused on Daniel Pearl, it is following
Daniel’s wife played by Angelina Jolie. Jolie’s
character tries desperately to rescue her husband from
the terrorists. A woman trying desperately to save her
hostage husband from a terrorist group doesn’t it
sound familiar? Yes it has a striking resemblance to Mani
Ratnam’s Roja. And Irfan Khan who plays a strict
police officer helping Angelina Jolie seems to have more
than just a resemblance to Nasser’s character. Mani
Ratnam will be the only right person to give a final word
on this. However the authenticity of the tragedy that
the movie is based on has not been lost at any point.
The movie opened in the US this weekend, and has received
some very positive reviews from various quarters and even
though the Academy awards are a good eight months away
there is already a buzz around A Mighty Heart being destined
for mighty things. The movie has been co-produced by Brad
Pitt.
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