Mohenjo Daro (film)
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| Mohenjo Daro (film) |
| Directed by | Ashutosh Gowariker |
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| Produced by | Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Disney India[1] |
| Starring | Hrithik Roshan Pooja Hegde |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Ayananka Bose[2] |
| Production company |
Ashutosh Gowariker Productions
Disney India[1] |
| Distributed by | Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Disney India[1] |
| Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Contents
- 1 Cast
- 2 Production
- 2.1 Development
- 2.2 Filming
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Cast
- Hrithik Roshan
- Pooja Hegde
Production
Development
Ashutosh Gowariker announced the film officially in February 2014 with A. R. Rahman composing the film score.[5] In August 2014, Hrithik Roshan was confirmed to play the male lead and was paid
50 crore (US$8.1 million) for the role.[7] Actress Pooja Hedge was signed as the female lead.[1]
On taking up the project, in an interview, Gowariker stated that there
was meagre and superficial information available about the people in
that civilization, precisely about their lifestyle, food and feelings.
That lack of information about the period troubled him on a subconscious
level and he decided that whenever he would get a story to tell it will
be depicted in the 2600 BCE-Mohenjo Daro.[4]
On the film's plot, he was quoted saying, "While the plot will follow
the discovery of Mohenjo Daro and the culture and the vibe of the
ancient civilisation, it will largely centre on a love story."[4] It took Gowariker three years to piece together the entire civilization through various cities and weave a love story into it.[4] During his reconnaissance, he met as many as seven archaeologists who had been closely involved in documenting the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation.[4] He had also visited the archaeological site of Dholavira.[4]
Further, the film being set in a certain period, the whole site had to
be recreated in a film studio. He was involved in working out the
logistics during June 2014.[4] The film stunts would be choreographed by Glenn Boswell[8] and the costumes designed by April Ferry.[9] U.K. based trainer Joshua Kyle Baker was roped in to give three months training to Hrithik Roshan's character in the film. He describe sham looks rather than more muscular.[10] Relating the natural environment required for Mohenjo Daro, Gowariker was impressed with the calamitous VFX seen in the films The Day After Tomorrow and 10,000 BC that were designed by Karen Goulekas. In September 2014, as a visual effects supervisor, Goulekas was brought on board for the film.[11]In mid-September 2014, the workers belonging to Allied Mazdoor Union and Film Studio Setting refused to complete the pre-production work in Bhuj, Gujarat. The general secretary of the union mentioned that their members had been on the set for more than a month but their payment of their regular expenses and remuneration was not done and hence, stopped the work. To this stalled situation, Ashutosh Gowariker decided to take the legal route and lodged a complaint with the 'Indian Film and Television Producers Council' accusing the members of stalling work that would result losses to the company. Lawrence D'Souza, executive producer of the film maintained that though their payments were ready, the remote filming locations of Bhuj delayed the reception of the same.[12]However, Gowariker revisited Bhuj in December 2014 to begin with pre-production.[13]
