HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | HAPPENINGS Rajnikant's 100 seconds of fame in French film03rd June 2006 13.11 IST By Agencies After making waves in Japan, Tamil superstar Rajnikant 's fights in Muthu are set to entertain audiences in France, albeit only for 100 seconds. French filmmaker Alain Chabat's latest offering "Prete Moi Ta Main" (Lend Me Your Hand) features one of the fight sequences from the south Indian actor's 1995 blockbuster. 
The French movie was screened at the Cannes Film Market last month and will be released in November, Etienne Dubaille, an official in Chabat's Paris-based Chezwam production house, said via email. Chabat, best known for his 2002 hit "Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra", had been on the lookout for a clip to be shown on television in his comedy when his eye fell on the martial arts sequence in the Tamil film, he said. In "Prete Moi Ta Main", the lead actress watches the 100-second sequence on a TV set and as part of the dialogue says that she's watching "Muthu, a must-see Indian movie." Rajnikant's face and his trademark action style are clearly visible in the clip, Dubaille said adding that permission was obtained to use the footage from Chennai-based Kavithalaya Production House. In 1998, 'Muthu' hogged the limelight in Japan where it was released as the 'Dancing Maharaja'. The film did well at the box-office and gained Rajnikant a cult following in Japan. News of his debut in France is likely to please the Tamil star, currently shooting in Spain for Sivaji . According to Dubaille, "Prete Moi Ta Main" may be released in India if local distributors evince interest. Chabat might also be tempted to work in collaboration with Indian filmmakers, he said. Related Rajnikant Sivaji | ALSO READ scoop ~ Michael Jackson converts to Islam: report ~ A R Rahman inspires people to vote! ~ Hrithik Roshan to play lord Ram? ~ Sada enters Bollywood with 'Khallballi' ~ Konkona Sen does a lesbian act! ~ Ash and Bon Jovi unite for Live Earth ~ How Salman improvised a romantic scene with Katrina! ~ Katrina Kaif did 'Yuvvraaj' for emotional reasons ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Big B, Bon Jovi and Roger Waters team up for a cause ~ 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!' to premiere at IFFI ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > Halloween, New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Dostana, Dasvidaniya, Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi, EMI, Golmaal Returns, Fashion, Heroes, Roadside Romeo, Kidnap, Drona, Yuvvraaj , Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi , Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! , Sorry Bhai MUSIC Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi , Yuvvraaj celebs » wallpapers » the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Harman Baweja | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan | Imran Khan | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | John Abraham | Shahid Kapur | Kareena Kapoor | Vidya Balan | Priyanka Chopra | Rani Mukherjee | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Karisma Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit | Zeenat Aman | Payal Rohatgi | Sneha Ullal | Mahima Chaudhary | Meghna Naidu | Gayatri Joshi | Rakhi Sawant | Bhumika Chawla | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amrita Rao | Amrita Arora | Genelia D'Souza | Arjun Rampal | Amitabh Bachchan | Vivek Oberoi | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rimi Sen | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Sonam Kapoor | Neha Oberoi | Nisha Rawal | Manjari Fadnis | Kamal Haasan | Rajnikant | Asin | Sanjay Dutt | Shahid Kapoor | Sherlyn Chopra | Farhan Akhtar | Prachi Desai | Koel Purie | Shahana Goswami | Adah Sharma | Kangana Ranaut | Anushka Sharma | Mugdha Godse | Masumeh Makhija | Minissha Lamba | Vidya Malvade | Malaika Arora | Shweta Kumar | | more... | 
|
|
|
|