When Ram Gopal Varma heard of Qasab's hanging on Monday morning, he knew he had found a happy ending for his film, The Attacks of 26/11.
`Varma had planned to end the film with Qasab in jail, serving his death sentence. But now the film ends with a truly happy ending - something Bollywood audiences love - that of the hanging of Qasab,` a source close to the director revealed.
`It is hard for films made on real-life incidents to have a final closure. It is usually an ongoing process. Qasab was the most identifiable person in the attack and his hanging has definitely given the story proper closure,` Varma said, on being asked about the changes to the film.
`The story is about the night of 26/11 and its investigation. Over the past year, there was no progress so I would have shown him in jail. Now I will definitely add his execution part and that is how the film will end. It will be add to the cost, of course,` he added.
Apparently, Varma called the film's producer Parag Sanghvi as soon as he found out about Qasab's execution. While the good news was that he had found a happy ending for their film, the bad news was that the cost of the film would escalate. The film is going to be an expensive one in any case. The crew has been denied permissions to shoot at most locations, which will have to be recreated on set.
The film will be made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu at a budget exceeding $5 million.
