subject: Ra 1 Movie [print this page] Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is scheduled to experience the role of superhero in the subsequently coming film RA-1. Shah Rukh Khan seems to have Hollywood writer David Benullo with regards to his next production, Ra.1, that is being directed by Anubhav Sinha. Ra.1 is definitely an SFX film. Benullo has written the screenplay for Around the World in 80 Days and the script for Hallowed Ground, Cupid and Shadow Man, that had triumphed the International Fantasy Film Award in 2006. Ra 1 is seen as a science fiction superhero flick. The film, which actually includes Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal, will be produced under Khan's production company, Red Chillies Entertainment. The film is planned to be launched in early 2011. This film is reported to experience a spending budget of INR 1 billion, turning it into the second-most highly-priced film in India, after Blue, and also equaling the record of My Name Is Khan's buy over for the similar price. On 10 February 2010 Khan stated on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross that Jackie Chan "has recently been approached for a role in the film, and now we will have Jackie for the film, additionally stating that he couldn't afford to pay him since he is too expensive " The movie will be produced under Shahrukh Khan's production company Red Chillies Entertainment.
Production
This particular film will reportedly have "electrifying" stunts from Shahrukh Khan. The special effects team has been employed from Hollywood. Khan has already started working out to prepare himself in order to perform the "daring" stunts for the film. Khan is now set to go flying in the sky to save human beings in this film. In a press conference which welcomed Akon to India, he revealed that his character can "congeal" electricity and that his group was working on making this possible on screen. He also called his character as "Jeevu", hinting perhaps a dual role.
Filming
The shooting was originally likely to begin in Miami, USA, but because of budget concerns this was scrapped. Instead the shooting may primarily take place in Film City, Mumbai and London. In March 2010, Khan tweeted that the shooting of the movie had officially begun.
Casting
Kareena Kapoor performs the female lead along with Khan in the film (the duo were last paired opposite one another in Asoka (2001) whilst Arjun Rampal would be seen as the villain.
During an appearance on the chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Khan mentioned that Jackie Chan was "contacted for a role in the movie". Khan had reportedly sent Chan the detailed script of the movie, along with the action sequences and a quick synopsis of his character. He later on verified on Twitter that Chan may not be part of Ra.1.
Akon and Khan reportedly met in Los Angeles, USA. It was reported that Akon, besides singing just one song, might also form part of the cast. But nevertheless, Sinha afterwards outlined that Akon would "only be singing for our film and not acting". Akon arrived in India on March 8, 2010, and recorded the song with composers Vishal-Shekhar on March 9 and 10. His arrival was supposedly kept "very hush-hush
