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Bollywood to make film about Jesus' childhood | A Bollywood director is all set to make the first film about the childhood of Jesus. Filmmaker
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao said his production will be narrated in four languages
and feature an all-Indian cast of child actors and seven devotional songs. Producer
Konda Krishnam Raju said that the film revolves around the childhood of Jesus,
a contrast with other movies that depict the later years. "This is the first presentation
of this type in Bollywood history," the Telegraph quoted Raju as saying. While
the movie has special significance for Christians, it is "intended for a global
audience," Rao said. American makeup artist Christien Tinsley, who earned an Academy
Award nomination for his work on The Passion of the Christ, will also be involved
in the film. At 30 million dollars (19.5 million pounds), the filmmakers say,
the film about Jesus will be one of India 's highest budget movies. An average
Indian movie costs about 500,000 dollars (325,000 pounds). Aditya Productions
plans to release the movie next year in English and three Indian languages - Telugu,
Hindi and Malayalam. South Indian star Pawan Kalyan will narrate the Telugu and
Malayalam versions, while other well known actors will narrate the English and
Hindi versions, the filmmakers said. |
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