Rs. 25 lakh castle!
By Smitha Mathew | Galatta | December 10, 2008 00:00 AM IST
Rs. 25 lakh castle!
How much money do you think�would be needed to build a castle? Would Rs. 25 lakhs suffice? Well, you know that even an apartment can cost more than that, so how is�one�to make a castle in the 21st century with only Rs. 25 lakhs? Simply by making a fake castle. You will appreciate the cost is still high when you�are told�that this is the cost of a single set being constructed for a film.
Yes, director Arjun is spending lavishly on a set constructed for a song in Ambaari featuring Yogesh Kumar. More than eight artists worked for a week under the supervision of art director Ismail to build the artificial castle. Director Arjun and producer Krishan Raju are quite happy how the castle appears natural and opulent; they say that this song will be the highlight of their film. The script�required the song to be shot indoors, so Arjun came up with this proposition. Rs. 25 lakhs spent on�an artificial castle�only proves that Sandalwood’s love for lavishness continues despite the�hullabaloo about the economic meltdown that has gripped the world!