This story is from February 2, 2008

Suniel makes global strides

TNN / Feb 2, 2008, 00:00 IST

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Actor Suniel Shetty has entered into a lucrative agreement with the Philippines government for 'Loot'.

doweshowbellyad=0; Suniel (TOI Photo) More picsSuniel Shetty’s proposed actioner Loot is now a much bigger project than it was a fortnight ago. He has just cut a lucrative deal with the Philippine government for the movie.
This is his second such major tie-up with a foreign government on behalf of his company. Earlier, he had cut a similar multi-million-dollar deal with the government of Turkey for the Apoorva Lakhia-directed Mission
Istanbul.
However, the deal for Loot cuts deeper. “Of course, on the most obvious level, we get to shoot in some of the most gorgeous virgin locales of the Philippines, just as we shot in Turkey. But, the tie-up means a lot more. It’s time we stopped looking at Bollywood as an Indian enterprise,” says Suniel.

To be produced by his Popcorn Entertainment, Loot features Govinda, Suniel, Jaaved Jaaferi, Mika Singh, Kim Sharma, Mahesh Manjrekar and Mimoh Chakraborty. Rajnish Thakur directs it.
The pioneering entrepreneur that he is, Suniel plans many such tie-ups with foreign governments in the near future. Explains Suniel, “Globally, Bollywood is now taken more seriously than ever before. And, it’s not just for the stereotypical song and dance films. But, also themes that offer a more realistic view of India.”
Suniel’s EMI (Easy Monthly Instalments), about bank loans and their recovery, is already attracting a lot of attention abroad. For the first time, Malaika Arora will be seen playing the female lead in the movie.
“Our work for that film has been quickly wrapped up after Sanju baba’s (Sanjay Dutt) return. We’re almost done with EMI. That will be my company’s first release in 2008 in April. Then, in June-July, we’ll release Mission Istanbul'.

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