Indian Leaders Happy About Mountbatten Film Caution

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 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 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 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 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 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 LOS ANGELES - Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will play Lady Edwina Mountbatten in upcoming Hollywood movie Indian Summer which will focus on the last days of British rule in India. To be released in 2011, this Universal Pictures drama will be directed by Joe Wright and written by Oscar nominated William Nicholson, and will show Britains Lord Mountbatten handing over the power during the summer of 1947 to Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first prime minister, said a press release.

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 3rd, 2009 Gypsy leaders in Romania have praised pop superstar MADONNA for speaking out about their plight, insisting her support "means a lot" to the Roma community. The Material Girl was booed during a performance in Bucharest last week (26Aug09) when she urged the 60,000-strong crowd to fight "discrimination" against gypsies throughout eastern Europe.

September 1st, 2009 THE PUNISHER star THOMAS JANE is desperate to return to the Bollywood movie industry in India - because he had a great time filming PADAMATI SANDHYA RAGAM there at the start of his career. The actor, who is married to Patricia Arquette, shot the film in 1986 and admits he developed a great love for the sub-continent.

August 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - Julia Roberts' new film 'Eat, Pray, Love' has sparked concerns among Indian yogis and Hindu leaders about whether the film will portray Hinduism and yoga authentically. The Hollywood stunner is currently in New York filming scenes for the screen version of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir.

June 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - With a growing middle class, a large English-speaking population, a boom in multiplexes and a cinema-obsessed popular culture, India is a natural destination for Hollywood studios, say US and Indian business leaders. Pointing to the worldwide success of "Slumdog Millionaire" and the release of latest James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace," in India a full week before its American opening, they suggest intensification of Hollywood-Bollywood connections.