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Marigold - An Adventure in India
'Marigold' is not only a woman's name, it is also an edible! flower (calendula officinalis).
In India, Marigold is called the 'Gainda flower'.
Because of its bright yellow colour, the flower Marigold/Gainda is widely used as a natural dye during the spectacular Holi festival, the flowers are also used at weddings and other festivities. |
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? "The first Hindi film to be made by a US director" |
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big-screen-movie |
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romance/musical/comedy |
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105 minutes (English version, with main songs, originally scheduled to be produced first)
150 minutes (Hindi version, with all songs, in November 2002 cancelled) |
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India/US |
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Becker Films International (Australia)
Indian-American co-produktion, Hyperion Pictures India/USA (at start of project) |
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Charles Salmon, Willard Carroll, Tom Wilhite
Richard Becker, Reiko Bradley, Susan B. Landau
Sandeep Shah, Sandy Entertainment India
India: Sidharth Jain (Vice-President, Hyperion Pictures India) (at start of project)
USA: Tom Wilhite (Hyperion Studios, California, USA) (at start of project) |
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Willard Carroll (Siddharth Jain is mentioned in 2005) |
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MUSIC: three composers: Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa, Ehsaan Noorani (Hindi-songs)
Hollywood composer David Newman (general filmmusic),
LYRICS: Javed Akhtar (lyrics of Hindi-songs), Shari Watson (English),
SINGERS:
seven songs scheduled, in Hindi and English
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Castello Lopes (Portugal), Nu Metro Productions (South Africa) |
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Mumbai, Goa, Agra and Rajasthan, India
London, United Kingdom (unconfirmed)
Los Angeles, USA (unconfirmed) |
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Willard Carroll |
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Salman Khan (Prem, Bollywood-choreographer & Rajasthan prince)
Alison (Marigold)
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Shilpa Shetty |
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A spoilt and arrogant - but pretty unsuccessful - Hollywood actress comes to India to shoot a run-of-the-mill Western. At the last moment, however, the shooting is cancelled and our blase star has no money for her flight back to Hollywood. She gets to know a Bollywood dance tutor (Khan), who lands her a part in the movie Pyar Bina Kya Zindagi. As in all Bollywood movies, there is plenty of dancing to be done. But alas, our heroine is no Ginger Rogers, and she needs someone to teach her the art of Indian dance. Fancy that - she already knows one! And as the two work on their dance routines, their close physical contact brings them together personally.
The second half of the movie is more concerned with social issues than with the Bollywood glitterati. Marigold and her friend travel to his family in Rajasthan, where she meets his large circle of friends and his very traditionally minded parents. Prem had not told Marigold that he is a prince of a royal family...
Clearly there are some cultural barriers to be taken before our couple can dance into the sunset together - or maybe not...
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Kabir is starring as Prem's father, a maharaja, a wealthy and traditionally minded patriarch, head of a royal family, in Rajasthan.
(Kabir-Bedi.com exclusive! from June 10, 2003)
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KABIR NO MORE INVOLVED IN THIS MOVIE! |
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March 12, 2003 "I feel more connected with Bollywood now." rediff.com, Kabir Bedi interview, with a picture of Kabir |
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PRODUCTION
? March 2, 2005 Salman?s 'Marigold' hasn?t wilted
? March 1, 2005 'Lucky' year ahead for Salman!
? March 1, 2005 Marigold finally takes off sify
? March 1, 2005 Marigold finally takes off indiafm
? January 10, 2005 Is Salman Khan's Marigold happening?
? January 6, 2005 Salman too towards Hollywood
? October 16, 2004 Jewellery maker has designs on Salman Khan
? September 8, 2004 Bollywood Boom in Hollywood
? August 10, 2004 Preity Zinta is not interested in Hollywood
? August 8, 2004 Times have changed, not me: Salman Khan
? July 21. 2004 Salman to leave for US
? July 11, 2004 Marigold: Shooting to commence from next month
? July 6, 2004 Salman Khan can crack Hollywood!
? June 23, 2004 Shilpa banking on Khamosh
? June 11, 2004 Salman takes his love on sets
? April 5, 2004 Alison paired with Salman
? April 2, 2004 Ali Larter opposite Salman in Marigold
? April 2, 2004 Ali Larter is Salman's heroine in Marigold
? March 30, 2004 Latest info on Marigold
? March 27, 2004 Salman's 'firang' girlfriend
? March 19, 2004 Salman's new girl
? November 17, 2003 Cheers - the globalisation of the Indian film industry
? October 20, 2003 Timeasia Magazine
? October 19, 2003 Salman?s Marigold all set to take off
? October 13, 2003 Marigold enters into distribution deal with Aussie conglomerate!
? October 10, 2003 Marigold flowers at Becker
? October 4, 2003 Salman's Marigold confirmed
? October 3, 2003 Salman as dance director in Marigold
? October 2, 2003 Marigold to take off
? October 2, 2003 Marigold time nearing for Salman
? October 1, 2003 Marigold flowers at Becker
? June 26, 2003 Salman hot in gossip circle
? June 12, 2003 Salman a mix of real, unreal?
? March 2, 2003 Indian cine talent dazzles on global map
? February 28, 2003 Salman still has Marigold under his belt
? February 7, 2003 Kareena to star in Marigold?
? December 2, 2002 Farah rejects Marigold
? November 18, 2002 A hybrid genre in the pipeline article about cross-over films
? November, 13 2002 Hollywood director stands by Salman
? November 10, 2002 Salman is still doing Marigold
? November 8, 2002 Hindi version of Marigold dumped!
? October 28, 2002 Salman has 'spark', still doing Marigold: Director
? September 30, 2002 ...but you fall in love for only one reason - Salman Khan
? September 1, 2002 Way to go, Salman Sunday Times, South Africa
? August 30, 2002 Salman Khan to star in U.S. musical 'Marigold'
? August 26, 2002 The real deal on Salman's Hollywood film
? August 15, 2002 Watch out, Hollywood comes to Bollywood!
? August 14, 2002 new project 'Marigold' announced today
? [no date] Marigold: An Adventure in India
? [no date] Salman's Hollywood co-star
? [no date] Marigold still with Salman
STARS
? Salman Khan: 'I rise above deceit every time I'm betrayed'
? Salman Khan - Le rebelle s'est assagi
? Why Salman got his navel pierced?
? Salman Khan: Life is beautiful
? If you love someone, set that person free, says Salman Khan
? When Salman obliged his Pakistani fans!
? Court allows Salman to go abroad for shooting of film
? Hearing on govt's appeal in Salman's hit and run case on June 9, 2004
? Salman trial deferred to March 5, 2004
? Bollywood star charged over death
? Charges against Salman Khan to be framed October 6, 2003
? Salman exempted from appearance in trial court
? Crash haunts Bollywood star
? Bollywood star Salman Khan charged over death
? Why was Salman let off?
? More turnout against Salman Khan
? Salman Khan biography at indiaxroads.com
? Salman Khan at imdb.com |
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| INFORMATION - QUICK BITS |
? Marigold is not only a woman's name, it is also an edible! flower (calendula officinalis).
In India, marigold is called the 'Gainda flower'.
Because of its bright yellow colour, the flower Marigold/Gainda is widely used as a natural dye during the spectacular Holi festival, the flowers are also used at weddings and other festivities.
? The marigold flower was also used to remember the dead by the Aztecs and to help guide the spirits of the dead back to earth.
? Marigold is being promoted as "the first Hindi film to be made by a US director".
? Marigold is primarily a Hollywood production targeted at the American/international market.
? The Marigold project was first announced on August 14, 2002 by film industry paper Variety.
? Salman Khan's contribution to the American scenario was helpful for a better understanding of Indian family life and culture.
? Hyperion, a US production company, has been around for 18 years and has until a few years ago mainly made animation.
? Its Indian subsidiary Hyperion Pictures India was set up to produce multicultural films and TV.
? The budget for the movie is 10 million dollars (more than 9.2 million euros), according to Variety and keralaonline. (2003)
? In another departure from Bollywood tradition, the music was written not by two composers but three.
? Delhi-based jewellery designer Punita Trikha created the jewellery for Marigold. |
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? 'Marigold' is the name of the heroine in the movie.
? 'Prem' (Salman Khan) is a man with a big secret - unknown to Marigold, he is the prince of a royal family in Rajasthan - and Kabir Bedi stars as the patriarch!
? Speaking about the storyline, director Willard Carroll said it encompasses the "seven phases of love," all expressed through songs and dance routines: hub - attraction, uns - infatuation, ishq - love, aquidat - devotion, ibaadat - respect, junoon - obsession, maut - death. [ see also section A - Z ] |
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? Marigold will be the Hollywood debut of popular Indian star Salman Khan.
? Nitin Desai, of Lagaan and Devdas fame, will be responsible for the art design.
? Farah Khan, a successful choreographer/director with a long Bollywood and international career, had promised to do the choreography for Marigold but had to turn the project down as she was committed to work as a first-time director on Kabir?s new film MAIN HOON NA which went on to become a world success in 2004.
? Indian film star Preity Zinta (see Kabir?s film THE HERO) was approached for the second female lead role but turned it down because of other commitments.
? According to rumours in 2002, Britney Spears was being considered for the lead role, alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
? Willard Carroll, an American producer, scriptwriter and director, became known especially through his work on the 1998 film Playing By Heart, where he was director. The film featured Gillian Anderson (of X-Files fame), Sean Connery and Angelina Jolie.
? Willard Carroll also appears in the 2001 TV film Memories of Oz.
? A Hyperion Pictures spokesman said about Salman Khan that he is liked by many non-Indians and can easily be casted alongside foreign actresses.
? Willard Carroll wrote a script made to measure for Salman Khan. Carroll visited a Pentamedia animation conference in Chennai (Madras) and saw the blockbuster Chori Chori Chupke Chupke. Bitten by the Bollywood bug, Carroll loved the wedding scene with dances by Salman Khan as Raj Malhotra. He then saw more than 100 Bollywood DVDs and resolved to make a movie with Salman Khan.
? Salman Khan, born on December 27, 1965, starred also in Kabir's movie KURBAAN(1991).
? Actors Arbaaz Khan (has a starring role in Kabir's epic TAJ MAHAL.AN ETERNAL LOVE STORY) and Sohail Khan are Salman Khan's brothers.
? Salman Khan received the Filmfare Award 'Best Supporting Actor' for his role in the mega-hit Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1999).
? Alison Larter is eleven years younger than Salman Khan- she was born in 1976 in New Jersey, USA.
? Alison Larter started her career in Hollywood with the MTV production 'Varsity Blues', starred alongside Melissa Joan Hart in the teen movie 'Drive Me Crazy' and later filmed two horror movies.
? Alison Larter starred in the American horror movie Final Destination which grossed 200 million US dollars at the box office and she also appeared in part 2.
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»August 15, 2002 - Industry magazine Variety announces Marigold and says Salman Khan is to play the leading male part. Sidharth Jain, vice president of the new Indian production company, says Marigold will be a truly 50:50 co-production between India and the US. He says the movie will reflect what both countries are best at in making films.
»Autumn 2002 ? Shooting is to begin in February 2003 and last 11 weeks.
»August 26, 2002 ? According to an interview with the three composers, Marigold will be made in an English and a Hindi version. The English version is to be made first. In both versions, Marigold, the American heroine, will speak almost only English. The actress playing her is to be announced in four weeks. There is still no word on who will write the English song texts. The composer triumvirate is to complete the Hindi songs by February 2003. The job isn?t easy: the composers argue that Hindi texts set to Western music sound silly, while the reverse is just plain ridiculous. They are also calling for new singers to be recruited.
»August 27, 2002 ? According to galatta.com, the film is to be premiered in February 2003.
»September 1, 2002 ? South Africa?s Sunday Times says in a short story about Salman Khan that the search for someone to play the heroine of Marigold is still on.
»September 2, 2002 - The movie is in pre-production stage. Actual filming still has to begin... Kabir will work on it from December 2002/January 2003 onwards.
»Late September 2002 - Salman Khan says in an interview he has joined in the work on the screenplay for nine months and many of his ideas have been used. Khan says making a musical has always been one of his ambitions.
»September 28 2002 - Salman Khan is arrested after a hit-and-run accident. Driving at night and at high speed, he loses control over his Toyota Land Cruiser and runs into a group of people sleeping in the street near a Bombay bakery. One dies and four are injured. Khan is made to take a breathalyzer test but is later released on bail. This is not his first brush with the law ? among other incidents, he allegedly shot and killed an endangered animal in a national park during filming in Rajasthan. He also made headlines for his alleged ill treatment of his partner and star Aishwarya Rai on a film set. In Bombay, there are public burnings of his movie posters in the autumn of 2002. Chances are a new lead actor will need to be found.
»September 30, 2002 - Salman Khan about Marigold: "I think Willard Carroll will be able to portray India and Asian culture the way it should be portrayed."
» Early/Mid-October 2002 - Salman Khan is banned from travelling abroad and to some parts of India. He is alleged to have been driving without a licence and under the influence of alcohol. Salman is summoned to appear in court on October 7.
»Late October 2002 - Kabir says there have been no changes to the cast?
»Mid-October 2002 ? Director Willard Carroll travels to India to discuss the situation. Siddharth Jain says Salman Khan is still to play in the movie, and denies rumours he is being replaced by Shah Rukh Khan.
»November 10, 2002 - Carroll meets Salman Khan upon his release and says in an interview that Salman himself has offered to withdraw from the movie if his arrest should compromise the project. Carroll also says he has met with Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Vivek Oberoi to discuss future movie projects. For the first time in his life, Carroll is to visit Rajasthan to look for likely sets. He intends to hire further Indian actors for the secondary parts. He also says the planned Hindi version of Marigold is now off, and the search for an actress to play the heroine is continuing.
Shooting for the English-only Marigold is now to begin in March 2003.
»November 13, 2002 - apunkachoice.com also reports that Carroll sees no reason to replace Salman Khan because of the recent events.
»January 12, 2003 ? Salman Khan?s role in the Indo-American movie Marigold is a boost not only to Hollywood-Bollywood reations but also to Khan?s own career, despite his troubled private life. He is in talks about several new films, including a remake of the Guru Dutt classic Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, a film entitled Bagbaan and another, with the working title of Lucky (to be filmed on location in Russia), which his brother Sohail Khan is going to produce.
»February 7, 2003 - Vice-president Siddharth Jain, Hyperion Films, will not reveal the name of the female lead in Marigold. He says, that director Carroll will announce the cast on February 10, 2003 in Mumbai. Apparently, Hyperion is in talks with Kareena Kapoor for the lead role. The filmmakers are currently also talking to Hollywood stars like Sandra Bullock and Ashley Judd for the part.
»February 24, 2003 - After many weeks of rumours, it looks as if Shah Rukh Khan will substitute for Salman Khan in the lead role after all, but there is still no confirmation from the producers. Salman Khan himself has paved the way for his replacement by saying he cannot guarantee that he will be able to meet the tight shooting schedule because of his court case.
»February 28, 2003 - apunkachoice.com reports today that Salman Khan will play the lead - as planned. According to Siddharth Jain, Salman Khan has allotted 90 days to shoot the movie in the forthcoming months and also, he will be available exclusively for Marigold during that time.
» March 2, 2003 - In an article about successful international film stars, Salman Khan is again named in connection with Marigold. Shooting is said to start soon.
»March 12, 2003 - Kabir mentions his film Marigold - still with Salman Khan - in a Bombay-datelined interview with rediff.com reporter Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
»June 10, 2003 - Exclusively for his Official Homepage, Kabir confirms his role in Marigold to be 'Prem's father, a maharaja, a wealthy and traditionally minded patriarch, head of a royal family, in Rajasthan'.
»June 12, 2003 - Salman Khan is in Los Angeles on June 7, 2003 to participate in the 'Megastar Mania Show'. In an interview to The Times of India, he mentions Marigold to be his Hollywood debut movie and he also talks about his controversial decision, being a Muslim himself, to portray the Hindu god Rama in a forthcoming movie.
»June 20, 2003 - Componist trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have composed two songs for the movie.
»June 26, 2003 - Indiainfo.com reports that Salman Khan will commence shooting for Marigold and filming is scheduled to continue six to nine weeks.
»September 25, 2003 - Casting for the female lead and the boyfriend she leaves behind in Los Angeles is under way in the US, according to a variety.com report from today. Marigold will be pitched at the forthcoming MIFED movie market in Milan, Italy, (November 9-13, 2003) as the first real 'Hollywood meets Bollywood' movie. Filming still has to start - newly scheduled to start in January 2004 on location in Mumbai, with a couple of days shooting in Los Angeles.
»October 1, 2003 - Financial difficulties are over: Hyperion will now make Marigold in a joint venture with Australian firm Becker Films International.
In a press release of today, Reiko Bradley, president of Becker Films International, is enthousiastic about Marigold: "I fell madly in love - appropriately enough - with Willard's fresh take on the romantic comedy genre. I believe that everyone will be charmed by this hilarious and hip fish-out-of-water story, while being completely dazzled by the colorful Bollywood-style dance sequences."
Siddharth Jain (Hyperion Pictures) adds, "the Indian movie industry sees Marigold as the opportunity to present a positive view of Bollywood to the West."
Nitin Desai, of Lagaan and Devdas fame, will be responsible for the art design.
Still no actress announced to play the female lead. Filming is scheduled to start early 2004. Seven songs have been composed, lyrics by 'Los Angeles pop-icon' Shari Watson (Truth Hurts), her cross-cultural mix 'Addictive' was a mega dance hit in 2002.
»October 3, 2003 - Indiainfo.com reports that filming will start in January 2004.
»October 13, 2003 - Producers Hyperion Pictures have entered a deal with Becker Entertainment, an Australian media company, to distribute the film.
»October 20, 2003 - Marigold is mentioned in a press article called 'Bollyboom!' in the current issue of Timeasia Magazine Special. "With superstar Aishwarya Rai leading the way, an increasingly sophisticated Bollywood reinvents itself" - many good pictures of Indian movie stars - excellent information about the Bollywood industry - [with many thanks to Barbara (Germany)!]
Quote: "...and winter should see production begin on Marigold, a story of an American B-movie actress stranded in India."
»November 9-13, 2003 - Becker Films International pitches Marigold at the MIFED in Milan, Italy. The film is still listed as in 'pre-production'.
»March 17, 2004 - Marigold's leading lady will be Hollywood actress Alison Larter (of Final Destination fame). Shooting of the delayed movie will now start in June 2004. Locations will include Northern India and London, Britain. Writer-director Carroll says about Ali Larter: "Ali has brought a fresh approach to all her roles, and she's fearless about the challenges of singing, dancing, physical comedy. And 10 weeks in India during the summer!"
»March 30, 2004 - Since November 2003, Marigold is also mentioned as 'Marigold - An Adventure in India'. Sandeep Shah of Sandy Entertainment India, co-produces the movie - in addition to other international financial deals.
»April 2, 2004 - Alison Larter will begin shooting for Marigold in June. She is currently still working for the Hollywood movie 'A Lot Like Love', distribution by Walt Disney Productions.
»April 5, 2004 - Again, Yahoo reports that Alison has signed on for the lead in Marigold.
»June 11, 2004 - Talking to mid-day.com, Salman Khan's brother and producer Sohail mentions the Marigold project. According to him, the film will go on the floor in August 2004.
»June 23, 2004 - Actress Shilpa Shetty will also star in Marigold, she mentions the film for the first time in an interview with Naresh Kumar from Smash Hits.
»July 11, 2004 - Salman Khan announces that the shooting for Marigold will start in August 2004, the locations have been finalised. Marigold will be filmed in London, different locations in Rajasthan, Mumbai, Goa and the US.
»July 21, 2004 - Salman Khan will soon leave for the US to film scenes for the Hollywood project Marigold.
»August 8, 2004 - Lead star Salman Khan revealed in an interview with UNI at the audio launch of his forthcoming film, Atul Agnihotri's Dil Ne Jisse Apna Kahaa, in Mumbai that Marigold has been delayed.
»August 10, 2004 - Actress Preity Zinta denies the rumor that she turned down a leading part in Marigold last year - "because she was supposed to play second fiddle to Britney Spears".
»September 8, 2004 - Planetbollywood.com mentions Marigold as "upcoming musical" in an article on Bollywood's impact on Hollywood.
»October 16, 2004 - Delhi-based jewellery designer Punita Trikha has created "about 150 pieces of crystal and glass bead jewellery for Marigold,", as she told IANS. Trikha added that "Marigold is happening in Jaipur and it's one 45-day long schedule without any breaks." Trikha trained under Marie Louise in Paris and has made more than 1,000 pieces of jewellery, without any helpers. She has also designed the jewellery for Janasheen, her first assignment in Bollywood and has worked for Yash Chopra's projects as well. Trikha's flagship store is in Delhi's Greater Kailash-I market.
»January 6, 2005 - Smashits reports today that "Marigold will resume shooting very soon". Salman Khan said, he has no idea about the other cast. "Producer of the movie is Siddharth Jain and he has completed his script."
»January 10, 2005 - "...the wait is finally over and the film's shooting will begin in February. The shooting will wrap up by April and the film should be released by mid 2005.", Bollyvista reports today.
»March 1, 2005 - Filming for Marigold will start in the third week of March 2005 (from March 14, 2005), as trade analyst Taran Adarsh reports today. The movie will be shot in a start-to-finish schedule in India (Mumbai, Goa and Rajasthan). The actors will undergo script rehearsals before the shooting session. The movie, a Hollywood project, will be made in English language. The project is said to be backed by an Indian investor.
»March 2, 2005 - Boxofficeprophets mentions a "limited release" and "Fall/Winter 2005" as the release date.
»March 24, 2005 - Kabir informs kabir-bedi.com today after the successful world premiere of his musical THE FAR PAVILIONS that he will probably not be available for this movie project any more.
» March 27, 2005 - Filming starts in Rajasthan - without Kabir -, however, only one day earlier, main star Salman Khan delivers a riveting performance on March 26 at the Zee Cine Awards in London, in front of an audience of about 9.000 fans.
»April 14, 2005 - Kabir is no more involved in this movie.
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