US-based Indian filmmaker Mira Nair says she is working on a Broadway musical adaptation of her much-acclaimed movie
"Monsoon Wedding".
"I am also doing a Broadway musical adaptation of my earlier film 'Monsoon Wedding', which will be released in the spring of
2012, " Nair said.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday on the sidelines of the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Nair added: "I am also
working on a mini television series, but it is still in the early stages. "
Talking about "Shantaram", she said that the project may have been delayed, but it is still on.
" 'Shantaram' was ready to go, but then there was a Hollywood writer's guild strike, so it got delayed. And then Johnny Depp
who was supposed to play 'Shantaram' took on another project, " said Nair, who is currently working on a film called "The
Reluctant Fundamentalist", based on Mohsin Hamid's book of the same name.
"The project ('Shantaram') is still a precious part of my heart. One day we will bring it out on the screen, " she added.
Mira Nair making Broadway musical of Monsoon Wedding
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 10:46 IST
