Heard this?? Mani Rathnam, the ace director from South who has been making Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan starrer mega- budget flick ‘Raavan’ for quite some time now, is facing dilemma in the choice of ending of his flick.
Sources close to production house say that the ace director has kept his options open by shooting for four endings with Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Vikram (Tamil super star). One of the probable endings is said to be Sita going over to Raavan, after demon King succeeds in influencing her thought process in his favor.
However, this line has potential of enraging Hindu groups in the country and that might invite opposition and ban on the film. Another option of ending is said to be Sita reuniting with her husband Ram, which is the normal practice in Ramleelas and other plays and books.
But, Mani Rathnam’s problem is that Raavan is revered in Tamil Nadu and other southern states of the country and this will not go well with them, especially so, as the film is being made in both the Hindi and Tamil languages at the same time.
Besides above two, Mani Rathnam is also said to have shot for two other endings for the film but they, too, have problems with the perception of the people. In the film, Tamil version has Vikram playing the character of Raavan, while in the Hindi version it has been enacted by none other than Aishwarya Rai’s husband, Abhishek Bachchan.
However, there is also another theory doing the rounds in the industry that all this ending confusion and dilemma may be the handiwork of marketing people. This gimmickry may be a tool in their hands to promote upcoming ‘Raavan’ among the audiences.
The movie also features Govinda, Ravi Kissen and several other bollywood actors in pivotal roles. The shooting of the flick is almost complete and it is expected to see the light of the day very soon.
