Keanu Reeves all set to play God Rama in the latest flick Hanuman!

Matrix star Keanu Reeves is expected to play the role of Lord Rama in Puru patel's film Hanuman. There are apprehensions as to whether or not a foreign actor be accepted as Rama. "Why not? There aren't any rules against it," says director Homi Adajania. However, he believes a face with ethnic features would definitely have made the character more identifiable.
But will the Indian audiences accept a foreign actor playing the role of Lord Rama? "If the Mahabharata could be produced in France and the Ramleela performed in Indonesia, why can we not accept a non-Indian face as Rama?" asks writer Javed Akhtar. "We should be happy, our mythology is becoming popular globally," says Shankar Mahadevan,"Moreover, the Indian audiences have matured."
But Adajania has his doubts,"It's unlikely that the Indian audiences will be able to identify with Reeves as Rama. If he speaks in Hindi, it will not appeal to the global audiences. And, if he speaks in English, he would not be able to connet with the Indian viewer."

The latest season of Koffee With Karan comes to an end

The Koffee With Karan season is almost over. Says host Karan Johar, "I enjoyed doing this show. But, there were only an X amount of guests I could call on the show. We still have to telecast episodes with Shahrukh Khan-Deepika Padukone-Farah Khan. Then we have Javed, Shabana & Farhan Akhtar."Trust Karan to bring out another side of his guests. "Javed-Shabana are light and casual on my show. As for Himesh Reshamiya, I found him realistic and modest and honest. He mentioned his wife and son for the first time. The guests I would have loved to get on my show are undoubtedly Salman and Aamir. I regret not getting them on Koffee with Karan. I would have loved to discuss cinema with Aamir. I really never followed Ramu as he was busy with Sarkar 2 and his version of Sholay.
Karan's criteria for the guests were news-makers whom people wanted to see and hear. "For instance, Rakhi Sawant was a great choice. I needed people who could talk. Koffee With Karan is a great format. I will re-visit it after a few years and let people miss it."