The real inspiration for Abhishek's character Veera came from the Maoist leader. Mani especially appointed researchers to get all the data they can on Kobad so that he can base Veera on him.

In Raavana, Veera is a naxalite leader in the villages of Madhya Pradesh. The organisation he leads is a banned one, just like Kobad's organisation.

However, the difference between them is that Veera is an uneducated villager, while Kobad is a well-educated leader. Using these characters, Mani has woven the story of Ramayana into the plot.

This is not the first time Mani has tackled a contemporary issue in his films. His Nayakan was based on the life of an underworld don who was at the peak of his activities that time.

His Bombay depicted Hindu-Muslim riots, Guru was based on Dhirubhai Ambani's life and Roja, Dil Se and Yuva dealt with terrorism. Who is Kobad Ghandy? Kobad Ghandy is a member of the banned Communist Party of India- Maoist.

His main role was to get the support of the urban educated middle classes for their ideology. Originally from Bombay, he studied at the St Xavier's College and did his chartered accountancy from London.

The law enforcement agencies finally arrested him in September 2009 in South Delhi. His character in Raavana is based on the Maoist leader Contrary to popular perception, Abhishek Bachchan's character in Mani Ratnam's Raavana is not based only on the mythological demon.

In fact, Abhishek will be seen spouting Maoist ideologies ala Kobad Gandhy in the film. The real inspiration for Abhishek's character Veera came from the Maoist leader.

Mani especially appointed researchers to get all the data they can on Kobad so that he can base Veera on him. In Raavana, Veera is a naxalite leader in the villages of Madhya Pradesh.

The organisation he leads is a banned one, just like Kobad's organisation. However, the difference between them is that Veera is an uneducated villager, while Kobad is a well-educated leader.

Using these characters, Mani has woven the story of Ramayana into the plot. This is not the first time Mani has tackled a contemporary issue in his films.

His Nayakan was based on the life of an underworld don who was at the peak of his activities that time. His Bombay depicted Hindu-Muslim riots, Guru was based on Dhirubhai Ambani's life and Roja, Dil Se and Yuva dealt with terrorism.

Who is Kobad Ghandy? Kobad Ghandy is a member of the banned Communist Party of India- Maoist. His main role was to get the support of the urban educated middle classes for their ideology.

Originally from Bombay, he studied at the St Xavier's College and did his chartered accountancy from London. The law enforcement agencies finally arrested him in September 2009 in South Delhi.

His character in Raavana is based on the Maoist leader Contrary to popular perception, Abhishek Bachchan's character in Mani Ratnam's Raavana is not based only on the mythological demon. In fact, Abhishek will be seen spouting Maoist ideologies ala Kobad Gandhy in the film.

The real inspiration for Abhishek's character Veera came from the Maoist leader. Mani especially appointed researchers to get all the data they can on Kobad so that he can base Veera on him.

In Raavana, Veera is a naxalite leader in the villages of Madhya Pradesh. The organisation he leads is a banned one, just like Kobad's organisation.

However, the difference between them is that Veera is an uneducated villager, while Kobad is a well-educated leader. Using these characters, Mani has woven the story of Ramayana into the plot.

This is not the first time Mani has tackled a contemporary issue in his films. His Nayakan was based on the life of an underworld don who was at the peak of his activities that time.

His Bombay depicted Hindu-Muslim riots, Guru was based on Dhirubhai Ambani's life and Roja, Dil Se and Yuva dealt with terrorism. Who is Kobad Ghandy? Kobad Ghandy is a member of the banned Communist Party of India- Maoist.

His main role was to get the support of the urban educated middle classes for their ideology. Originally from Bombay, he studied at the St Xavier's College and did his chartered accountancy from London.

The law enforcement agencies finally arrested him in September 2009 in South Delhi. His character in Raavana is based on the Maoist leader Contrary to popular perception, Abhishek Bachchan's character in Mani Ratnam's Raavana is not based only on the mythological demon.

In fact, Abhishek will be seen spouting Maoist ideologies ala Kobad Gandhy in the film. The real inspiration for Abhishek's character Veera came from the Maoist leader.

Mani especially appointed researchers to get all the data they can on Kobad so that he can base Veera on him. In Raavana, Veera is a naxalite leader in the villages of Madhya Pradesh.

The organisation he leads is a banned one, just like Kobad's organisation. However, the difference between them is that Veera is an uneducated villager, while Kobad is a well-educated leader.

Using these characters, Mani has woven the story of Ramayana into the plot. This is not the first time Mani has tackled a contemporary issue in his films.

His Nayakan was based on the life of an underworld don who was at the peak of his activities that time. His Bombay depicted Hindu-Muslim riots, Guru was based on Dhirubhai Ambani's life and Roja, Dil Se and Yuva dealt with terrorism.

Who is Kobad Ghandy? Kobad Ghandy is a member of the banned Communist Party of India- Maoist. His main role was to get the support of the urban educated middle classes for their ideology.

Originally from Bombay, he studied at the St Xavier's College and did his chartered accountancy from London. The law enforcement agencies finally arrested him in September 2009 in South Delhi.

His character in Raavana is based on the Maoist leader Contrary to popular perception, Abhishek Bachchan's character in Mani Ratnam's Raavana is not based only on the mythological demon. In fact, Abhishek will be seen spouting Maoist ideologies ala Kobad Gandhy in the film.

The real inspiration for Abhishek's character Veera came from the Maoist leader. Mani especially appointed researchers to get all the data they can on Kobad so that he can base Veera on him.

In Raavana, Veera is a naxalite leader in the villages of Madhya Pradesh. The organisation he leads is a banned one, just like Kobad's organisation.

However, the difference between them is that Veera is an uneducated villager, while Kobad is a well-educated leader. Using these characters, Mani has woven the story of Ramayana into the plot.

This is not the first time Mani has tackled a contemporary issue in his films. His Nayakan was based on the life of an underworld don who was at the peak of his activities that time.

His Bombay depicted Hindu-Muslim riots, Guru was based on Dhirubhai Ambani's life and Roja, Dil Se and Yuva dealt with terrorism. Who is Kobad Ghandy? Kobad Ghandy is a member of the banned Communist Party of India- Maoist.

His main role was to get the support of the urban educated middle classes for their ideology. Originally from Bombay, he studied at the St Xavier's College and did his chartered accountancy from London.

The law enforcement agencies finally arrested him in September 2009 in South Delhi (less)

It is due for release this year itself. Abhishek Bachchan, the handsome hunk of bollywood who plays lead in Mani Ratnam?s upcoming ambitious flick ?Raavan? opposite Aishwarya Rai, will be seen playing the character of a Naxalite leader Veera, which resembles closely with arrested Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy.

Abhishek Bachchan?s character Veera is the leader of landless poor people residing in a remote village of eastern Madhya Pradesh. In the film, Abhishek Bachchan stands against the powerful landowners lobby which has been the traditional enemy of the Maoist groups in India spread over the areas of MP, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Orissa.

Mani Ratnam cleverly mixes this contemporary storyline with the mythological story of Ramayana and bases his flick ?Raavan? on this script. Sources close to production house reveal that only difference between Kobad Ghandy and Abhishek Bachchan?s character Veera is that while former is well educated and articulate; Veera would be uneducated representing the oppressed majority of the rural population.

Vikram, the Tamil superstar, plays the character Ram in Hindi version. Abhishek Bachchan and Mani Ratnam have a great working chemistry developed over the years while working in films like ?Guru? (with Aishwarya Rai), ?Yuva? (with Rani Mukerji).

This comfort level between the actor and director has made the working in ?Raavan? a pleasure for both and resulted in a very good final product. The movie also stars Govinda, Ravi Kishen, Priyamani and Ranjeetha in pivotal roles.

The movie is almost complete and undergoing post production. It is due for release this year itself.

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Ananth Mahadevan, the movie's director, says: "The film couldn't have been more timely. It reflects today's headlines.

Viewers might also find shades of Kobad Ghandy in one of the film's characters played by Vinod Khanna' According to Mahadevan, Vinod Khanna's 'actor's integrity' is brought to the fore in his film.Though in real life he belongs to the establishment, in reel life in 'Red Alert ' The War Within' he plays an anti-establishment, intellectual ideologue, left wing Maoist.

Khanna's character mouths volatile dialogues like 'The government is a terrorist'We do not resort to violence'We resort to counter-violence'This is a war'.it doesn't matter whether we win or lose'what matter is our being there'.

Ananth Mahadevan, the movie's director, says: "The film couldn't have been more timely. It reflects today's headlines.

Viewers might also find shades of Kobad Ghandy in one of the film's characters played by Vinod Khanna' Vinod Khanna plays a Naxalite Kobad Ghandy-like character in the movie 'Red Alert ' The War Within'. Ananth Mahadevan, the movie's director, says: "The film couldn't have been more timely.

It reflects today's headlines. Viewers might also find shades of Kobad Ghandy in one of the film's characters played by Vinod Khanna' According to Mahadevan, Vinod Khanna's 'actor's integrity' is brought to the fore in his film.

Though in real life he belongs to the establishment, in reel life in 'Red Alert ' The War Within' he plays an anti-establishment, intellectual ideologue, left wing Maoist. Khanna's character mouths volatile dialogues like 'The government is a terrorist'We do not resort to violence'We resort to counter-violence'This is a war'.

it doesn't matter whether we win or lose'what matter is our being there'. According to Mahadevan, Vinod Khanna's 'actor's integrity' is brought to the fore in his film.

Though in real life he belongs to the establishment, in reel life in 'Red Alert ' The War Within' he plays an anti-establishment, intellectual ideologue, left wing Maoist. Vinod Khanna plays a Naxalite Kobad Ghandy-like character in the movie 'Red Alert ' The War Within'.

Ananth Mahadevan, the movie's director, says: "The film couldn't have been more timely. It reflects today's headlines.

Viewers might also find shades of Kobad Ghandy in one of the film's characters played by Vinod Khanna' According to Mahadevan, Vinod Khanna's 'actor's integrity' is brought to the fore in his film.Though in real life he belongs to the establishment, in reel life in 'Red Alert ' The War Within' he plays an anti-establishment, intellectual ideologue, left wing Maoist.

Khanna's character mouths volatile dialogues like 'The government is a terrorist'We do not resort to violence'We resort to counter-violence'This is a war'.it doesn't matter whether we win or lose'what matter is our being there'.

Vinod Khanna plays a Naxalite Kobad Ghandy-like character in the movie 'Red Alert ' The War Within'. Ananth Mahadevan, the movie's director, says: "The film couldn't have been more timely.

It reflects today's headlines. Viewers might also find shades of Kobad Ghandy in one of the film's characters played by Vinod Khanna' According to Mahadevan, Vinod Khanna's 'actor's integrity' is brought to the fore in his film.

Though in real life he belongs to the establishment, in reel life in 'Red Alert ' The War Within' he plays an anti-establishment, intellectual ideologue, left wing Maoist. Khanna's character mouths volatile dialogues like 'The government is a terrorist'We do not resort to violence'We resort to counter-violence'This is a war'.

it doesn't matter whether we win or lose'what matter is our being there'. Vinod Khanna plays a Naxalite Kobad Ghandy-like character in the movie 'Red Alert ' The War Within'.

Ananth Mahadevan, the movie's director, says: "The film couldn't have been more timely. It reflects today's headlines.

Viewers might also find shades of Kobad Ghandy in one of the film's characters played by Vinod Khanna' According to Mahadevan, Vinod Khanna's 'actor's integrity' is brought to the fore in his film.Though in real life he belongs to the establishment, in reel life in 'Red Alert ' The War Within' he plays an anti-establishment, intellectual ideologue, left wing Maoist.

Khanna's character mouths volatile dialogues like 'The government is a terrorist'We do not resort to violence'We resort to counter-violence'This is a war'.it doesn't matter whether we win or lose'what matter is our being there' (less)

Amisha was the only person who visited and looked after her grandmother at Pune and has bought most of the movables/domestic article(s) in the flat.In her will, Amisha’s grandma has left her entire estate to her granddaughter, including the said flat.

The question therefore of Amisha stealing anything does not arise. Wadia Ghandy has via his letters addressed the concerned police station, placed the above true facts on record.

Amisha is also filing for a probate of the will.As regards to the purported gift deed relied upon by Amisha’s uncles, no document has been produced despite her uncles having been called upon to do so.

If and when such a document is produced, Amisha may, after being advised, adopt appropriate proceedings for cancellation of the same.This statement is to clarify the matters as the complaint filed by the uncles seeks to tarnish Amisha’s celebrity image.

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The first biggie lined up for release is Sajid Nadiadwala's comic caper Housefull on April 30. Yash Raj films' Badmash Company starring Shahid Kapur and Anushka Sharma will hit the screens on May seven, Hrithik Roshan-Barbara Mori starrer Kites on May 21, followed by Prakash Jha's political thriller Raajneeti on June 4 and Mani Ratnam's 'Raavan' on June 18.

Trade analyst Amod Mehra told PTI that the film industry will be closely watching the performance of these big releases. "Stakes are high for the industry reeling under recession, high production costs and films flopping at regular intervals.

At least Rs 350 crore is riding on these summer releases," he said. The first look of Raavan has already created a buzz and the film's music will be launched in Mumbai tomorrow.

Abhishek and Aishwarya will be seen together in a movie after three years. Their last film with Mani Ratnam was Guru and soon after the release the two actors were engaged to get married.

In Raavan , Abhishek will be seen in a negative role while Aishwarya has been paired opposite Tamil superstar Vikram. It was speculated that Abhishek plays the character of the Naxalite leader Kobad Gandy but the actor refuted it on his micro blogging account Twitter.

In Prakash Jha's Raajneeti a lot has been said about Katrina Kaif's character of a widow who takes a plunge into politics and that it was inspired from UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. But, its director said there was nothing in common between the two, except they both looked beautiful in a saree.

Jha has planned rallies across seven cities where the cast and crew will travel to colleges for a discussion on current issues and subjects with relevance to the youth. "We would ask the students why aren't the educated youth coming forth to actively participate in politics? Why isn't it considered a career choice," he said.

The promotional rallies will be held between May 10 and 24. Mexican beauty Barbara Mori is already in Mumbai and will join the promotional campaign of 'Kites' which is expected to start next week.

" Kites will be Hrithik Roshan's first film in two years after Jodhaa Akbar . He was last seen in a special appearance in Luck by Chance last year.

Housefull has been directed by Sajid Khan and has a host of actors like Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone among others. Badmash Company marks the debut of actor Parmeet Sethi as director.

Sethi had debuted as an actor In Yash Raj's classic Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (less)

The premiere of the film is scheduled on June 16 in London. Abhishek Bachchan?s character in Mani Ratnam?s latest flick ?Raavan? is actually known as Beera, who is a dalit leader, but due to some similarity with demon King ?Raavan? in his habits and temperament, Abhishek Bachchan?s sister in the film gives him the nickname of ?Raavan?.

If at all there is any connectivity with the great Hindu epic ?Ramayana?, then that is only this much. Though the theme of the film may be interpreted in different ways by different people and one of that may be the Ramayana way, but it?s not a modern adaptation of that great book by Mani Rathnam.

In fact, Abhishek Bachchan, who plays the lead opposite his real life wife Aishwarya Rai, insists that the movie had an original storyline, and his character was quite different from anything people were speculating. Even the similarity with Maoist leader Kobad Gandhi was only a matter of coincidence, if there is any at all.

The concept of Beera was an original thought conceived by Mani Ratham and Abhishek Bachchan is very grateful to the director for considering him worthy enough to play that complicated role. The movie has southern star Vikram playing the character of Aishwarya Rai?s husband in the flick.

In the meantime, Mani Ratnam has decided to release the Tamil and Telugu versions of the film in the USA with its Hindi version to reach the maximum possible audience. The movie is due for a worldwide release on June 18.

The premiere of the film is scheduled on June 16 in London.?Raavan? also has Govinda, Ravi Kissen, and Nikhil Dwivedi etc from bollywood playing important roles in the flick.

The movie has already generated hysteria due to presence of hubby-wife pair of Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai in it. Earlier, they had worked together with Mani Rathnam in ?Guru? and the flick was super hit at the box office.

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