Steven Spielberg plans India/Pakistan movie
The last time Steven Spielberg set a movie in India, the result was 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom — a record-breaking box-office smash that also angered Indians due to its inaccurate depiction of their culture. But after a 29-year break, it seems that Spielberg is ready to return to the subcontinent — though this time, perhaps he'll leave the monkey brains in Los Angeles.
Spielberg, who is currently visiting Mumbai with his wife Kate Capshaw, tells the Times of India that he's in the midst of planning a film that takes place in the paper's home country. "We have finalized a script for a movie that DreamWorks and our partners Reliance Entertainment plan to make together," the director said. Reliance Entertainment is a wing of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, an Indian conglomerate; its chairman, Anil Ambani, is also a financial backer of DreamWorks.
"Part of it will take place on the India-Pakistan border in Kashmir," said Spielberg, referring to the hotly contested region that has been the flashpoint for hostilities between the two rival nations. "But we're still trying to figure out the casting, locations and who's going to direct it."
Paging Mira Nair!
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