Source: Yahoo News
By Sky News
Her assassination was a drama that was played out across the world.
Now two film companies are battling it out to be the first to make Benazir Bhutto: The Movie.
Vishesh Films and Vox Vision/Sum Films both say they’ve begun work on documenting the life of the former Pakistani leader.
And both say they’ve got official backing for their movies.
Director Mukesh Bhatt from Mumbai based Vishesh Films says Ms Bhutto’s PPP political party approached him with the idea.
“The party members connect with our sensibilities and trust us to do justice to the persona of Benazir Bhutto,” he’s been reported as saying.
Leicester-based Sum Films also say their movie is in pre-production and will be a join effort with Karachi production firm, Vox Vision.
“We were deeply affected by what took place. We’ve grown up watching and admiring this woman,” says Henna Rai from Sum Films.
“Making a film is for me, the best way to pay tribute and celebrate her life,” she told Sky News.
Ms Rai says her film will be shot in Pakistan, the US, Britain and Dubai, where the former PM lived in exile.
It’s also been revealed that the late leader was herself offered a Bollywood film role in 1972.
When the then 18-year-old Benazir visited India for the first time, she was asked to take on the lead role in a Hindi movie.
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Tags: Assasination, Benazir, film, life history, sum films, Vishesh films, vox vision
7 responses so far ↓
1 suresh kumar // Feb 18, 2008 at 1:46 am
why make a film on her ? she was highly anti indian and so was her father. he vowed to take revenge on india (post 1965 war)by making the “islamic bomb”.
come on have some decency.
2 Carol Ross // Apr 19, 2008 at 9:44 am
There is a woman who does work in India as a Singer. Her name is Charlottemarie. She has worked with the music director Sameer Uddin.
She looks exactly like Benazir Bhutto. Everyone in our report staff agrees. I will make some effort to get a photo of her to you. It will amaze you. Charlottemarie has website, however, at this time it is under construction. As promised, this woman is a spitting image! To add, she has a background in acting!
All the best in your efforts
Carol Ross
3 VOX VISION PRODUCTIONS // Jul 5, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Thanks..Do you have her contact email add?
I would appreciate if you could post a link here!
Regards,
VOX VISION
contactvoxvision@gmail.com
zaidaziz@hotmail.com
Web:www.vox-vision.com
4 Maryam Ortt-Saeed // Jan 29, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Arrived in Mumbai 24th 2009 to progress the visual aspect for an album based on the poetry of my Australian mother (Jocelyn Ortt-Saeed). I am a cross-cultural linguist from Australia. Speak fluent Urdu and Punjabi. Really do feel it could be fruitful to get in touch with me. I did my Senior Cambridge from Jesus and Mary, Murree. A Pakistani-Australian, I may have the
background and the requiste understandings
including media and performance experience that may be of interest. I have been based out of Pakistan since 2005.Ilook very much like the younger Benazir. Ican be contacted on: +91-9930240877.
5 krishnadas // Jun 5, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Dear Sir,
if the project of Benazir Bhutto is true , kindly award me the role of Gen Musharaff or the role of Bezudi Masood the the Taliban leader of Pakistan.
Assure you thatI am the most suitble charactor for that role.
For more details pls do contact in my mobile -09249720892
Regards
Krishnadas
6 VOX VISION // Jun 5, 2009 at 4:35 pm
pls get in touch on email.. contactvoxvision@gmail.com cc zaidaziz@hotmail.com
Thanks
7 Hassan Durrani // Mar 2, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Iam also planing to make a Film on her …. Script is almost done
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