“Taj Mahal — An Eternal Love Story” re-releasing
Contributor July 10th, 2007
A Bollywood director is re-releasing a flop film on the Taj Mahal in the hope that the monument’s inclusion among the new seven wonders of the world will renew interest in his movie, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
“Taj Mahal — An Eternal Love Story” recreated the romance between the 17th century Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal in whose memory he built the white-marbled mousoleum, considered by many as the greatest monument to love.
The 2005 film bombed at the box office.
But director Akbar Khan says global audiences could get interested in his film now that the Taj was voted last week as an architectural wonder in a poll of 100 million online voters.
“People across the world would want to know the reason behind its existence,” Khan was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
“This is most certainly the right time for a re-release.”
Khan is dubbing his film in several languages and will trim its length to try to increase its appeal for foreign audiences