Cate Blanchett to play Lady Mountbatten in Indian Summer

October 5th, 2009 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE star IRRFAN KHAN is leading the race to play CATE BLANCHETT's lover in new period movie INDIAN SUMMER. The Bollywood star is slated to play India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in the controversial drama about Lady Edwina Mountbatten's alleged romance.

October 4th, 2009 NEVADA - Filmfare Award winner Irrfan Khan is expected to play India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Cate Blanchett starrer "Indian Summer", according to reports. Government of India officials, being concerned about how the affair between Nehru and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, wife of last British viceroy of India, would be played out, scrutinized the script, and have reportedly conditionally shown green light for its shooting to go ahead.

October 2nd, 2009 NEVADA - Government of India has reportedly conditionally shown green light for the shooting of Hollywood movie "Indian Summer" to go ahead. Its production was reportedly temporarily put on hold because India Government officials wanted to see how the affair between Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, wife of last British viceroy of India, would be played out.

October 2nd, 2009 Government of India has reportedly conditionally shown green light for the shooting of Hollywood movie “Indian Summer” to go ahead. Its production was reportedly temporarily put on hold because India Government officials wanted to see how the affair between Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, wife of last British viceroy of India, would be played out.

October 1st, 2009 CATE BLANCHETT's new movie about Lady Edwina Mountbatten's alleged affair with India's first Prime Minister JAWAHARLAL NEHRU has been given the OK to commence filming following a review of the film's plot and script. Indian film officials feared the period romance Indian Summer would not show the beloved Nehru in a good light and insisted on checking out the project before granting producers access to locations.

September 21st, 2009 Indian cultural leaders are applauding a decision by the country's film officials to halt a new CATE BLANCHETT movie so they can scrutinise the script. The Oscar winner will reportedly play Lady Mountbatten in the film, Indian Summer, about the Brit's alleged affair with India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

September 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Indian cultural leaders are applauding a decision by the country's film officials to halt Cate Blanchett's new film about Lady Mountbatten's alleged affair with the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, so that they can scrutinise the script. The Oscar winner will reportedly play Lady Mountbatten in the film.

September 21st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Russell Crowe failed to get a VIP ticket to Cate Blanchett's highly successful play, A Streetcar Named Desire. According to the Daily Telegraph, some theatregoers told Confidential they spotted the Oscar-winning actor and his singer wife Danielle Spencer sitting in row J.

September 20th, 2009 NEW YORK - The production of Hollywood movie Indian Summer has reportedly been put on hold and the reason is said to be the portrayal of the relationship between Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first prime minister, and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, wife of the last British viceroy of India. According to reports, India government officials have asked to scrutinise the script to review how the Nehru-Edwina affair will be played out.

September 19th, 2009 NEVADA - Portrayal of the affair between Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, wife of last British viceroy of India, has apparently halted the production of Cate Blanchett starrer "Indian Summer". India Government officials have asked to scrutinize the script to review how the Nehru-Edwina affair will be played out, reports suggest.

September 19th, 2009 Production of Hollywood movie “Indian Summer” has reportedly been put on hold for the time being. Portrayal of the affair between Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, wife of the last British viceroy of India, appears to be the cause.

September 8th, 2009 NEVADA - Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will reportedly play Lady Edwina Mountbatten in upcoming Hollywood movie "Indian Summer", which will portray last days of British rule in India. Acclaimed Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, while welcoming Hollywood attempts to show India's history on big screen, urged the filmmakers to portray India's historical events authentically.

September 4th, 2009 SYDNEY - Actress Cate Blanchett collapsed with blood oozing from the back of her head after being hit by a prop on stage. The Oscar-winner was injured when her co-star Joel Edgerton threw a radio during the performance of A Streetcar Named Desire.

September 3rd, 2009 Australian theatre bosses have assured fans CATE BLANCHETT is "just fine" after she was left with a bloody head injury during a performance on Wednesday (01Sep09). The Oscar winner was starring in The Sydney Theatre's A Streetcar Named Desire when a prop radio held by co-star Joel Edgerton fell on Blanchett's head.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sienna Miller believes that Cate Blanchett, who has replaced her in Ridley Scott's epic Robin Hood, will make a "better" Maid Marian than her. The actress, who was due to star alongside Russell Crowe in the upcoming big-budget drama, said that there were no hard feelings against 40-year-old Cate, who she said was "more suitable" for the role, reports the China Daily.