Mani, Guru and Controversies...

Mani, the genius and Alwarpetvasi, seems to be flirting controversy yet again, this time with his forthcoming release Guru.

Here are some nuggets of information and rumours that are floating in Bollywood:

- Its loosely based on the life of Dhirubhai Ambani, with the story also resembling the Hollywood blockbuster "The Aviator" (For a presentation in Pune, when I was doing a bit of reading on Ambani, there was someone who mentioned Ambition + Money = Ambani. Bingo)

- Whats interesting is that there are reports that Mukesh Ambani has been given shades of grey and is reportedly upset about this. That Anil Ambani-owned Adlabs Films is distributing the film, seems to be adding some credibility to that rumour.

- Madhavan said in an interview in Sun TV that he was asked by Mani to lose 8 kgs for the film. Thankfully somone told Madhavan this. But he looks more "Alaipayuthe"ish now (meaning he looks smart again)

- And yeah finally, both my favorites Ash and Vidya Balan provide the glamour element.

Mani, you have two of us eagerly waiting to watch it on Day 1. And if you do come across this blog, you can also come back to watch my review of Guru.