Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) Talented filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, who gave a makeover to Bipasha Basu in Corporate, says his next film "Fashion" will present Priyanka Chopra in a completely different avatar. "It's substantial and strong. And something she has never done before. Nor has such a character been shown in our cinema. Naturally, she'll be the main protagonist. And her character will have many shades, several ups and downs," Bhandarkar told IANS.

"We'll see the entire fashion industry from her character's point of view. But other characters in 'Fashion' will have equally substantial roles," he added.

The director claims that the film will change his image as well.

"'Fashion' will reinvent my image. It will be real but also intrinsically glossy."

Talking about the delay in the film, he said: "I wanted to take a break to give time to my family after my daughter was born. Also, I'm turning producer with 'Fashion'. It'll be co-produced by UTV and me."

Asked if he felt flattered when films like "It's Breaking News" copy his theme and style, he said: "I'm told films do look at Corporate and Page 3 for inspiration. There's nothing wrong with it. I've also been inspired by so many filmmakers like Gulzar and Ram Gopal Varma."

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Nana Patekar's generosity reciprocated

Nana Patekar recently surprised the producer of short film "Gubbare" by donating his remuneration to charity organisations.

When producer Sanjay Gupta approached him for a role in the movie, Nana apparently asked for an astronomical remuneration.

"Much higher than anything that we at White Feather pay our stars. Nana was adamant to get that amount. Finally he settled for a little less but a lot more than we had decided on... close to Rs.2 million," said a source from the production house.

After charging what Nana thought to be a fair price, he told the production company to donate the entire amount to three of his favourite charities.

"We were left so stunned," said the source. "So overwhelmed were we by Nana's gesture that we presented Nana with a Rolex gold watch as a token of our appreciation. Nana being an emotional man broke down when he saw the gift, 'I've never worn such an expensive gift,' he sobbed in front of us."