Bhopal, Dec 4: Film producer and director Suraj Barjatya called on Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at his residence here on Tuesday. Culture and Public Relations Minister Laxmikant Sharma was also present on the occasion.

While briefing to the Chief Minister about his under-production film 'Ek Gawah Aisa Bhi', Barjatya told him that this family melodrama film is being shot in and around Bhopal. The film has music and lyrics by Ravindra Jain.

On this occasion Chouhan informed Barjatya that some proposals have been received for establishing a film city in Madhya Pradesh. He said that there are great potential and opportunities for picturisation of films in Madhya Pradesh where locales of natural beauty are abundant.

The state government would extend all possible co-operation to film producers. Those present during Barjatya's meeting with the Chief Minister included Barjatya's close associates Zaki Kashafi, Subramaniam, RK Sharma and Jitendra Sirothiya.

Agnihotri will shoot in UK

By Our Staff Reporter

Bhopal, Dec 4: Bollywood film director Vivek Agnihotri today said instances of racial abuse would not deter him from shooting in London, which is one of the dream-destination for filmmakers. Agnihotri affirmed that their 'Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal' film crew, including John Abraham and Bipasha Basu, suffered racism in England.

Stating that racial abuse is not a new experience for him as he had also undergone similar experience while shooting his last directorial venture film 'Chocolate'. However he would continue to go to London for shooting his next film. ''These are the parts of life and I feel there is no use of protesting them as we Indians also practise the same thing,'' rued the director, adding that his actors and team several times witnessed the slangs from England natives but they can not help it.

Stressing that racial discrimination was perpetual in west he felt utmost entire film fraternity had undergone similar situations however, few people like Shilpa Shetty protest and exposed it boldly. Rejecting the hype of over Indian films performs well in overseas market he said Indian films were mostly watched by Indians settled abroad with little contribution from English.

''In the BAFTAS British films awards held recently I realised that there is no importance of Indian film makers in West hence we shall not make any hue and cry for the Oscar or any western award,'' asserted Agnihotri. He felt that making films on Bhopal Gas Tragedy could never be a tribute to the deceased and aid to the affected hence he had no plans of making any movie on this topic.

''At the time of this industrial disaster me and my brother collected millions of dollars funds and equipment from west for the victims,'' claimed Agnihotri.

Talking about the taste of new generation the director said that nobody even children want to watch children movie. Their taste has been developed for the mainstream cinema. ''A children-based flick over 'global warming issue' has been conceptualised but it will not be a typical children movie as it will be cooked with best spices and aromas of commercial movies and garnished with modern techniques of film making,'' chuckled Agnihotri.

He claimed that he was the first person to conceptualised India's first realty show - Prisoner of War, but the project was not consolidated due to some budget-related controversies. ''Copying west literature like Shakespeare is not the guarantee of success and it was proved through film Omkara,'' Agnihotri added.