Chelsea + Yash Raj = Jhoom Barabar Jhoom.
UK’s leading football club Chelsea has joined hands with India’s Yash Raj films in the production of a movie ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’, starring Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta, while bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has a cameo role in the film. The blast will come when Chelsea stars Frank Lampard and John Terry make their appearances in the film. The film is slated to be released in May next year. The release of the film could coincide with a possible Premiership title if Chelsea can successfully defend the title for the third time this season.
Abhishek Bachchan who plays a character called Rikki in the film said, “The character I play in the film is of a very loyal Chelsea fan. I have now had the chance to see Chelsea live after following them over the last few years and the club have given me a jersey with my character’s name Rikki on it, so that was fun.â€Â
“A friend of mine introduced me to Chelsea. I enjoy their football and the way they play. The Premier League is very popular in India and Chelsea has a huge support over there and it is growing all the time,” he added.
After the coalition, Chelsea’s Business Affairs director Paul Smith said “We are delighted to be involved in a Bollywood movie and we take it as a big compliment to be approached with this story line and to be associated with this caliber of actors and actresses,” Smith said.
“From a Chelsea perspective, we have been looking at ways to reach out to the Brit-Asian community and play a leading role by involving them more in football.â€Â
Chelsea has an estimated 3.8 million fans in the UK and 20 millions worldwide according to an independent research by Sport Market, a leading German research company.
The Bollywood film industry is estimated to have an annual turnover of 1.5 billion US dollars and global ticket sales of 3.6 billion compared to Hollywood’s 2.6 billion.
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June 24th, 2007 at 12:13 am
WELL I DID NOT LIKE JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM AT ALL! I WAS HOPING IT WOULD ATLEAST GET BETTER TOWARDS THE END AND STARVING FOR EVEN ONE MINUTE TO BE GOOD! BUT IT WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME! WAT WERE THEY THINKING PUTTING GREAT ACTORS IN A STUPID MOVIE? AND TO TOP IT OFF THERES MAKING OUT BETWEEN ALL OF THEM! MY LITTLE SISTER WAS WATCHING IT AND INDIAN MOVIES SHOULD HAVE A RATING B/C THEY ARE SO TACKY AND WORSE THAN AMERICANIZED NOW WITH THE KISSING AND THE TOUCHING! PLLEASSEEEE STOP BEING SOMEONE UR NOT!!