Vishal Bharadwaj has said that Rajinikanth would be his first choice for King Lear if he ever decides to adapt the Shakespeare play for the big screen, according to PTI.
“Before making Haider, I had worked on the script of King Lear and visualised Rajnikanth in the lead role. He will be my first choice, if and when I decide to make the film,” Bharadwaj said. The filmmaker was speaking at the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival, when he made the revelation.
Bharadwaj said that Maqbool was an accident. The other two Shakespeare adaptations were his attempt to finish the trilogy.
“…for my second film, I was looking for a story when I decided to make Omkara, an adaptation of Othello, and finally there was a pressure to make the third of the trilogy. Haider, the third in the trilogy, was a very difficult film for me. I was under pressure to ensure that the film matches up to the first two films and at the same time, I wanted to make a film in Kashmir against the backdrop of conflict,” he said, reported PTI.
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The director now wants to make a trilogy of Shakespeare’s comedies. But nothing has panned out yet.
“I will not direct any films but will compose music for three films. I along with many of my well wishers feel that I have neglected my role as a music composer and for the next year, I am going to concentrate on music.”
Bharadwaj also stressed on the need for more children’s films.
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