Supermodel Naomi Campbell and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen will come together in an
Indo-American English film, depicting the relationship between Indians and Americans, shooting for
which begins in New York next week.
The film Karma, Confessions and Holi would be co-produced by Saregama Films and New
York-based Rapture Productions Inc.
"Directed by NRI Manish Gupta, an alumni of New York Film Academy, this is going to be the first
Indo-US co-production bringing Hollywood and Bollywood stars together in mainstream cinema,"
Sanjiv Goenka, Vice chairman of the RPG group, which owns Saregama Films, said.
The star cast also includes Randeep Hooda, Suresh Oberoi, Rati Agnihotri, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi,
Deepal Shaw, Drena De Nero and Sticky Fingas. Negotiations were also on with christopher
Walken, Debbie Mazor and Michael Busehimi, Goenka said.
Hollywood writer Marcus Guillory was commissioned to rewrite the film, originally written by Manish
Gupta, to suit a global audience.
A film about Indian families, their relationships with local Americans and their internal conflicts,
'Karma ...' would be in the crossover genre epitomised by 'Monsoon Wedding' and 'Bend it like
Beckham' , Goenka said.
The film will be shot on a non-stop schedule in New York and New Jersey, he added.
Saturday, October 08, 2005 15:59 IST