italian language in italy :Italian Monica Belluci as Sonia Gandhi
Monica Belluci will play the role of Sonia Gandhi in a biographical film on the latter’s life, directed by Jagmohan Mundra. Monica was selected for the role due to her striking physical resemblance to Gandhi. The film will tell the story of Sonia Gandhi’s life, from being a simple Italian girl to be married into Indian politics’ first family to becoming the leader of the ruling party in India. Monica is last remembered for her role as Mary Magdalene in the film The Passion of the Christ.
Sunanda Murli Manohar, producer, has confirmed the news. She said: “We were waiting for Monica to hear the script. Her confirmation finally puts a seal on the deal. She’s excited about the prospect of playing Sonia Gandhi. The script by Carl Austen has gone through a number of re-drafts and now we’re ready to roll.”
Rumours were that Aishwarya Rai and Preity Zinta too were considered for the role. Preity however was not interested. She said, ‘Just because Sonia Gandhi and I have dimples it doesn’t mean I’m qualified to play her.’
The film is however not an official biograhy. Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Sonia Gandhi says, “We are not aware of the film. But as far as cooperating with its production is concerned, we will not do it as it is not an official bio-pic.”
Sonia Gandhi was born Antonia Maino in Orbassano, a town 20 km from Turin, Italy. She met Rajiv Gandhi at a language school in Cambridge, England. They married in 1968. After Rajiv Gandhi’s assasination presurre mounted on her to join politics. She finally entered politics just before the 1998 national election and was chosen the president of the Indian National Congress.
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Sunanda Murli Manohar, producer, has confirmed the news. She said: “We were waiting for Monica to hear the script. Her confirmation finally puts a seal on the deal. She’s excited about the prospect of playing Sonia Gandhi. The script by Carl Austen has gone through a number of re-drafts and now we’re ready to roll.”
Rumours were that Aishwarya Rai and Preity Zinta too were considered for the role. Preity however was not interested. She said, ‘Just because Sonia Gandhi and I have dimples it doesn’t mean I’m qualified to play her.’
The film is however not an official biograhy. Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Sonia Gandhi says, “We are not aware of the film. But as far as cooperating with its production is concerned, we will not do it as it is not an official bio-pic.”
Sonia Gandhi was born Antonia Maino in Orbassano, a town 20 km from Turin, Italy. She met Rajiv Gandhi at a language school in Cambridge, England. They married in 1968. After Rajiv Gandhi’s assasination presurre mounted on her to join politics. She finally entered politics just before the 1998 national election and was chosen the president of the Indian National Congress.
© Copyright 2006 Bollywood,
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