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Emraan Hashmi completes late Shamin Desai's movie
The writer has posted comments on this articleSubhash K JhaSubhash K Jha | Feb 22, 2012, 01.41PM IST
By going out of his way to complete the late Shamin Desai's incomplete film on the media rush in 'Rush' (earlier entitled Raftaar 24x7) Emraan Hashmi has won over the producers Percept Pictures for a lifetime.
Says a source close to the project, "Let's face it. Emraan Hashmi is the film's selling point. During the time when 'Rush' was first started and it was titled 'Raftaar 24x7' to now when it's finally completed Emraan's stock has risen dramatically.We counted on Emraan to carry the film forward and he didn't let us down. He went out of his way to accommodate our film, shot three extra songs with us."
On Tuesday, after Emraan finished completing the last song for 'Rush', a romantic number with Sagarika Ghatge in Goa, to show his appreciation for Emraan's support the producer Shailendra Singh of Percept presented the star with a special trophy of appreciation.
Says Shailendra Singh, "Yes, we did present Emraan with a trophy after our last day's shooting of 'Rush'. He has gone out of his way to accommodate the film, purely out of sentimental reasons. We all wanted Shamin Desai's dream to come true. Emraan was really shy about accepting the trophy. He felt he was not worthy of it. But we disagree."
Says a source close to the project, "Let's face it. Emraan Hashmi is the film's selling point. During the time when 'Rush' was first started and it was titled 'Raftaar 24x7' to now when it's finally completed Emraan's stock has risen dramatically.We counted on Emraan to carry the film forward and he didn't let us down. He went out of his way to accommodate our film, shot three extra songs with us."
On Tuesday, after Emraan finished completing the last song for 'Rush', a romantic number with Sagarika Ghatge in Goa, to show his appreciation for Emraan's support the producer Shailendra Singh of Percept presented the star with a special trophy of appreciation.
Says Shailendra Singh, "Yes, we did present Emraan with a trophy after our last day's shooting of 'Rush'. He has gone out of his way to accommodate the film, purely out of sentimental reasons. We all wanted Shamin Desai's dream to come true. Emraan was really shy about accepting the trophy. He felt he was not worthy of it. But we disagree."
Shamin's wife completes their 'labour of love'
Priyanka shoots day and night along with actors Emraan Hashmi and Neha Dhupia to realise the dream left unfinished by her late husband
A year after Shamin Desai lost his battle against cancer, his wife Priyanka has decided to take their 'labour of love' forward. Shamin's directorial starring Emraan Hashmi and Neha Dhupia and titled Raftaar 24x7, has been revived by his wife and producers Percept Picture Company. The film is now racing towards the finish line in Goa. And Priyanka along with the cast and crew is leaving no stone unturned to realise her late husband's dream.
Shooting three songs in just three days is no joke. But along with Emraan Hashmi, Priyanka has achieved the task. On location, on the beaches of Goa, Candolim, Mandarin and Ashwem, the actor has been shooting day and night for the leftover tracks of the film.
Starting his day at 8.30 am, the actor along with the crew continues shoot till late evening. Even with a bad cold, Emraan has been managing the cut-to-cut shoot schedule so that the late director's film gets to see the light of day as soon as possible.
Apart from the three songs, handled meticulously by Shamin's DOP Shiraz, a few leftover scenes have been shot by his wife Priyanka. Talking to Mumbai Mirror, an emotional Priyanka said, "Shamin wasn't just my husband. He was my creative partner. We had worked in over 150 ad shoots together. Then we got married. When he planned the film, we used to talk about it night and day. It is our labour of love and passion."
Over two decades back, K Asif's widow Begum Akhtar had revived the project Love And God that was abandoned with the death of her husband in 1971. Priyanka's travails reminds one of Begum Akhtar's.
Interestingly, Priyanka and Shamin had launched their production house in 2003. It was named PS Films, with their initials. Uncannily, this name reminds her of PS I Love You, a story about a widow who embarks upon a new life with the help of her late husband's little tokens of love.
A year after Shamin Desai lost his battle against cancer, his wife Priyanka has decided to take their 'labour of love' forward. Shamin's directorial starring Emraan Hashmi and Neha Dhupia and titled Raftaar 24x7, has been revived by his wife and producers Percept Picture Company. The film is now racing towards the finish line in Goa. And Priyanka along with the cast and crew is leaving no stone unturned to realise her late husband's dream.
Shooting three songs in just three days is no joke. But along with Emraan Hashmi, Priyanka has achieved the task. On location, on the beaches of Goa, Candolim, Mandarin and Ashwem, the actor has been shooting day and night for the leftover tracks of the film.
Starting his day at 8.30 am, the actor along with the crew continues shoot till late evening. Even with a bad cold, Emraan has been managing the cut-to-cut shoot schedule so that the late director's film gets to see the light of day as soon as possible.
Apart from the three songs, handled meticulously by Shamin's DOP Shiraz, a few leftover scenes have been shot by his wife Priyanka. Talking to Mumbai Mirror, an emotional Priyanka said, "Shamin wasn't just my husband. He was my creative partner. We had worked in over 150 ad shoots together. Then we got married. When he planned the film, we used to talk about it night and day. It is our labour of love and passion."
Over two decades back, K Asif's widow Begum Akhtar had revived the project Love And God that was abandoned with the death of her husband in 1971. Priyanka's travails reminds one of Begum Akhtar's.
Interestingly, Priyanka and Shamin had launched their production house in 2003. It was named PS Films, with their initials. Uncannily, this name reminds her of PS I Love You, a story about a widow who embarks upon a new life with the help of her late husband's little tokens of love.
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