This story is from June 23, 2014

Director walks out; Gulabi Street to be shelved?

The film will be starring Harshika Poonacha, Bhavana and Shwetha Pandit
Director walks out; Gulabi Street to be shelved?
From the time director Pradeep Varma’s Gulabi Street was announced, it has been in the news because of its leading leadies — Harshika Poonacha, Bhavana and Shwetha Pandit — after their first look from the film was released. Now, creative differences between Pradeep and producer Santosh have forced the director to back out of the project even before shooting started.
“I worked on the script for six months based on inputs from the producer.
But now he wants me to change it completely. I did not agree to that. Our differences came to a point that I had to walk out of the project,” says Pradeep. The director has apparently been warned by the producer not to use the script or the pictures from the exclusive photoshoot for the film, as he claims they are his property now. “I have done my job for whatever has been paid for till now. At the end of the day, the script is mine. He can’t buy that. I will look for another producer and direct the film the way I want to,” says Pradeep.
Producer Santosh admits there are issues, but maintains that they can be sorted out. “I wanted Pradeep to change the script because it is outdated. I want to work with him, but he has to agree to change the script. Otherwise, I will look for another director who can write a story the way we want and will produce the film,” he says.
— Contributed by Mahesh H
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