Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - www.deccan.com
A star-studded Miramax film, a senior position at Walt Disney studios
and an
upcoming project called Dinner Music with Albert Finney, Willard
Carroll is
as mainstream as it gets in Hollywood. Why the forthcoming film
Marigold is
a big step for the Indian entertainment industry becomes much clearer.
Carroll last directed Sean Connery and Angelina Jolie in Miramax’s
Playing
By Heart.
The 38 year-old filmmaker’s actor-neighbour Kevin Costner hasn’t been
able
to contain his curiosity with regards to his latest project, Marigold
starring Ali Larter and Salman Khan. “He keeps asking me about
Marigold. I
even told him that my lead hero Salman is better looking than him,”
beams
Carroll.
Carroll has been shooting continuously in and around Jodhpur for the
last 45
days in the sweltering summer heat. Sand dunes, royal palaces, starry
desert
nights and an intense romance was the stuff Marigold’s Rajasthan
schedule
was made of. “It was sweltering there, but we have canned some
breathtaking
stuff,” he assures. Khan and Larter have been shot against the
spectacular
backdrop of exotic royal Rajasthani palaces. “North American audiences
will
love it. Unlike real life vacationing, Americans love travelling to
exotic
destinations through movies,” says Carroll.
He brushes off the cynicism that revolves around an Indian artist’s
foray
into a Hollywood venture. “True perspective evades all about this new
development. Models of co-production and their creative possibilities
haven’t fully emerged,” he asserts.
As for why he chose Sallu over other actors, Carrol explains, “His
looks and
frame will work perfectly for American audiences. He fits the role to
the
T.”
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