Sunday, December 21, 2008

Controversy halts film on Ruby case from hitting floor

Alleging they were not informed about it, the victims family wants to review the script before shooting begins
Devanshi Joshi. Vadodara/DNA
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The Ruby case involving three deaths that had taken place in February 2007 has once again become the subject of controversy, not out of any twists, but because of a film based on it. The shooting for the film was scheduled to begin on Saturday, but was halted as the family of Darshan and Mihir Thakore, who were killed in the case, demanded a review of the script.Talking to DNA, Mitesh Thakore, the brother of Darshan and Mihir said, “The producer of the film, Amit Vyas, had not informed us about it. The case is related to our life and family. So, the producer should have at least asked us before planning the film, more importantly when the case is still on board.” “As we were apprehensive about the script and treatment of the film, we asked the producer to show us the script. We do not want anything to be projected wrongly in the film. We are not against the film, but our main concern is that it should not affect the case adversely,” added Mitesh.On the other hand, Vyas, a Gujarati and Hindi film producer, said, “Being one of the police helpers in the case, I have observed it from close. The star cast and the legalities are all set. It will be made in Hindi, while I am also planning to dub it in Bhojpuri. I was all set with the shooting schedule.”“Now, the Thakore family has demanded that the script be reviews, thus delaying the shooting of the film,” he added.Speaking about the cast of the film, Vyas said, “I have cast Shweta Tiwari, a well-known television actress, as Jyoti, and well-known Gujarati actor Kiran Kumar as PI Sheikh. Chirag Gadhvi will be playing Balkrishna and Dinesh Lamba will play the role of Jayanti Pateliya.”

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