Manirathnam’s
Guru is all set to hit the screens during
the month of December before Christmas.
The movie stars Abhishek Bachchan and
Aishwarya Rai in the lead. Madhavan portrays
the antagonist. The other stars in the
movie include Vidya Balan, Mallika Sherawat,
Mithun Chakraborty, Arya Babbar, Darrshan
Jariwalla, and Deepak Yadav. Madhavan
is rumored to be playing a villain –
just as he did in Yuva – and cast
opposite Vidya Balan.
Earlier
reports suggested that the movie is
loosely based on the life of Ambhani.
However, Abhishek denied the rumors
and it is being speculated now that
the movie is a mature love story.
Mani writes the script with the help
of Suhasini. Veterans of the industry
like Rahman, Gulzar, and Rajiv Menon
join hands with Mani in Guru.
The plans of producing the movie parallely
in Hindi and English were later shelved.
.Noted
composer Bappi Lahari has recorded
a song for the movie and so did singer
Madhusree in Rahman’s music.
Apara Mehta, who is admired in the
mini screen, turned down the offer
to play Aishwarya Rai's mother in
the film.
Interesting Mani considered Vivek
Oberoi, John Abraham, Ajay Devgan,
Saif Ali Khan, and Kunal Kapoor for
the part of the male villain, who
was to cast opposite Vidya Balan.
Madhavan finally bagged the offer
