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Danny Boyle to make another film on Mumbai
London, Jan 13 (PTI) It seems British director Danny
Boyle has fallen in love with Mumbai while shooting for his
award winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire'. Boyle wants to get
back to the city once more to make to make another film.
The film-maker whose latest 'Slumdog Millionaire' is
based in Mumbai and tells the rags-to-riches of a slum-dweller
who goes on to win USD 20 million in a reality game show.
"I'd love to do a thriller there next - the energy is
extraordinary," Boyle told 'The London Paper'.
"They call it Maximum City which is absolutely
accurate: the problems they have there, the joys, the wonders,
are absolutely maximum. It's a passionate, romantic city, and
it loves a love story," said the 52-year-old director.
Boyle received a lot of critical acclaim for
'Slumdog..' and the film recently swept all the four Golden
Globe nominations and fetched India its first Golden Globe
with A R Rahman fetching the 'Best Original Music Score' for
the movie.
"Despite all that has happened there recently it is a
city moving towards happiness. You have these incredible
extremes but it feels like there's a destiny that binds it all
together," said Boyle referring to the recent terror attacks
in the commercial capital of the country.
The film-maker admitted he was keeping his 'feet on
the ground' for any Oscar nominations.
"The town basically votes for its own in the end, you
have to accept that and keep your feet on the ground. The
value of it, of course, is just getting in the room; the
platform it gives to a small film like this is remarkable,"
Boyle told the newspaper.
Boyle revealed that if he won a million pounds he
would give it to a guy called Raj who was first assistant
director on the film 'Slumdog Millionaire' and works for
street schools in Mumbai that are on the streets.
"You'd have to do something like that wouldn't you,"
he added.
Boyle also received an Oscar nomination for the best
adapted screenplay for his film 'Trainspotting' in 1996
But he said that he knew he would not win the Oscar
that time
"We should have know we weren't going to win, though.
We were sat right at the back," he said.
Boyle is also toying with the idea of filming writer
Irvine Welsh's sequel to 'Trainspotting' called 'Porno'.
"We want to do it when the actors look more
middle-aged. The problem is they don't age quickly as the rest
of us - it's that Dorian Gray thing," he added.
Boyle has fallen in love with Mumbai while shooting for his
award winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire'. Boyle wants to get
back to the city once more to make to make another film.
The film-maker whose latest 'Slumdog Millionaire' is
based in Mumbai and tells the rags-to-riches of a slum-dweller
who goes on to win USD 20 million in a reality game show.
"I'd love to do a thriller there next - the energy is
extraordinary," Boyle told 'The London Paper'.
"They call it Maximum City which is absolutely
accurate: the problems they have there, the joys, the wonders,
are absolutely maximum. It's a passionate, romantic city, and
it loves a love story," said the 52-year-old director.
Boyle received a lot of critical acclaim for
'Slumdog..' and the film recently swept all the four Golden
Globe nominations and fetched India its first Golden Globe
with A R Rahman fetching the 'Best Original Music Score' for
the movie.
"Despite all that has happened there recently it is a
city moving towards happiness. You have these incredible
extremes but it feels like there's a destiny that binds it all
together," said Boyle referring to the recent terror attacks
in the commercial capital of the country.
The film-maker admitted he was keeping his 'feet on
the ground' for any Oscar nominations.
"The town basically votes for its own in the end, you
have to accept that and keep your feet on the ground. The
value of it, of course, is just getting in the room; the
platform it gives to a small film like this is remarkable,"
Boyle told the newspaper.
Boyle revealed that if he won a million pounds he
would give it to a guy called Raj who was first assistant
director on the film 'Slumdog Millionaire' and works for
street schools in Mumbai that are on the streets.
"You'd have to do something like that wouldn't you,"
he added.
Boyle also received an Oscar nomination for the best
adapted screenplay for his film 'Trainspotting' in 1996
But he said that he knew he would not win the Oscar
that time
"We should have know we weren't going to win, though.
We were sat right at the back," he said.
Boyle is also toying with the idea of filming writer
Irvine Welsh's sequel to 'Trainspotting' called 'Porno'.
"We want to do it when the actors look more
middle-aged. The problem is they don't age quickly as the rest
of us - it's that Dorian Gray thing," he added.
