....at least for Bollywood filmmakers with Shekhar Kapur being the latest addition to the list of those who have drawn inspiration from the Shakespearean classic
Shakespeare never had it so good... or bad. Shekhar Kapur's ambitious project Paani is now widely believed to be a thinly-veiled futuristic tribute to Romeo & Juliet, the tragic love story between two younger lovers from warring families.
However, he is not the first Hindi filmmaker to adapt to the screen one of the legendary English poet-playwright's most romantic works.
There have been umpteen instances in the recent past of films that are a modern-day take on the famous play.
ISHAQZAADE(2012)
THE LOVERS: Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor
HIGHLIGHT: Born to politically rival families in northern India, Parma (Arjun) and Zoya (Parineeti) live the life of Shakespeare's famous tragic lovers. Like the Montague and Capulet of 17th Century, Parma and Zoya die in the end.
ISHAAQ
(UNDER PRODUCTION)
THE LOVERS: Amyra Dastoor, Prateik Babbar
HIGHLIGHT: Manish Tiwari's interpretation, which remains mostly true to the original, has been shot in and around Varanasi. It is almost ready for release with only five more days of shooting left, by the director's own admission.
RAM LEELA
(UNDER PRODUCTION)
THE LOVERS: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh
HIGHLIGHT: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's adaptation of the play is based in Gujarat. In fact, Ranveer had to brush up his language and Deepika took dancing lessons to fit the new-age Romeo-Juliet.
RAANJHANAA
(UNDER PRODUCTION)
THE LOVERS: Sonam Kapoor, Dhanush
HIGHLIGHT: Aanand Rai's take on Shakespeare's play ferries the star-crossed lovers to Varanasi and Delhi. The film happens to be Dhanush's Bollywood debut. Reportedly, the actor had injured his shoulder during filming of an action sequence of a Telugu film he shot just before Raanjhanaa. This delayed an entire song-and-dance sequence featuring Dhanush.
Shakespeare never had it so good... or bad. Shekhar Kapur's ambitious project Paani is now widely believed to be a thinly-veiled futuristic tribute to Romeo & Juliet, the tragic love story between two younger lovers from warring families.
However, he is not the first Hindi filmmaker to adapt to the screen one of the legendary English poet-playwright's most romantic works.
There have been umpteen instances in the recent past of films that are a modern-day take on the famous play.
ISHAQZAADE(2012)
THE LOVERS: Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor
HIGHLIGHT: Born to politically rival families in northern India, Parma (Arjun) and Zoya (Parineeti) live the life of Shakespeare's famous tragic lovers. Like the Montague and Capulet of 17th Century, Parma and Zoya die in the end.
ISHAAQ
(UNDER PRODUCTION)
THE LOVERS: Amyra Dastoor, Prateik Babbar
HIGHLIGHT: Manish Tiwari's interpretation, which remains mostly true to the original, has been shot in and around Varanasi. It is almost ready for release with only five more days of shooting left, by the director's own admission.
RAM LEELA
(UNDER PRODUCTION)
THE LOVERS: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh
HIGHLIGHT: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's adaptation of the play is based in Gujarat. In fact, Ranveer had to brush up his language and Deepika took dancing lessons to fit the new-age Romeo-Juliet.
RAANJHANAA
(UNDER PRODUCTION)
THE LOVERS: Sonam Kapoor, Dhanush
HIGHLIGHT: Aanand Rai's take on Shakespeare's play ferries the star-crossed lovers to Varanasi and Delhi. The film happens to be Dhanush's Bollywood debut. Reportedly, the actor had injured his shoulder during filming of an action sequence of a Telugu film he shot just before Raanjhanaa. This delayed an entire song-and-dance sequence featuring Dhanush.
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