Last heard, Amish Tripathi's ShivaTrilogy on the retelling of Lord Shiva's story was all set to be made into a film. The third book of the trilogy is not yet out, and film producer and director Karan Johar has acquired the rights for the books. So far, two books of the trilogy have made it to the stores. The first one is of course, 'The Immortals of Meluha,' which was followed by 'The Secret of the Nagas' in August 2011.
Karan Johar has finally tweeted on the potential film. He says that, "We are going to lock a director first..." It is only then that work on the screenplay shall commence, and then the casting will ensue, the most important question in the air is - who will play the coveted role of Lord Shiva?
We may already have the answer for the grapevine is that Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra will play Lord Shiva and Parvati respectively. The speculation has gained strength after the Agneepath adaptation crossed the Rs.100-crore mark. That the lead pair have a sizzling onscreen chemistry and have been a hit with the audience would be factors that should clinch the deal. It is not yet clear if there will be three films, for now we know that the film will be an adaptation of 'The Immortals of Meluha', the first book of the trilogy by Amish Tripathi.
‘Meluha’ tells about the Guna tribe who are invited to move from their violence and conflict ruptured land to Meluha, where the promise of peace and a better life awaits the tribe. The denizens of Meluha see Lord Shiva as their saviour; they are even more convinced when Lord Shiva consumes a healing potion that permanently turns his throat blue. Lord Shiva has agreed to help the Meluhans defeat the Chandravanshi-Naga alliance, but realizes during the journey the choices he made in life has led to various consequences. Tripathi wrote on the premise that all gods were humans once and rose to prominence by their deeds.
As for the film adaptation, Bookschums shall keep you posted on the latest news.
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