This situation made Shakru a little less confident about the third film "Border Storm", which was originally planned to start shooting, because the subject matter of this film is also relatively niche, although he never expected to make any big money at the box office in India, but if it is still so bleak, it will be a big blow to the prestige of Polaris Films.

After he expressed his concerns, director Lakuma said with some hesitation: "Boss, I have an opinion that I don't know whether to say or not. ”

Sha Kelu has always been very polite to his ace director, so he stretched out his hand and signaled: "Do we still need to be so polite between us, just say whatever you want." ”

"Okay, if there is any rudeness, please bear with me." Rakuma first apologized, and then said slowly: "Boss, I think our thinking has been deviated recently, and our initial goal is very good, hoping to learn from the essence of Western films, especially Hollywood, to enhance and improve Indian films, so that Indian films can become more dynamic and more acceptable to audiences in other countries, rather than just sticking to India and making and watching by themselves."

But now we seem to be a bit overkill, whether it is in the selection of materials or shooting techniques, they are too much to cater to the tastes of Western audiences, the last "Bandit Queen" actually had this problem, but because of the authenticity and topicality, it was covered up, but in "The Last Princess" it was completely exposed, and the huge gap between the local box office and the overseas box office is the best evidence. ”

After breathing a sigh of relief, Rakuma continued: "Of course, I also admit that it is much easier to make money overseas than at home, but if we completely abandon the domestic audience and market, will we still shoot Indian films?" Our original goal was not to abandon Indian cinema, but to improve it. ”

Listening to Rakuma's words, Shakru nodded and said, "Well, what you said makes sense, so what do you think we should do next?" ”

Rakuma thought for a moment and then said, "I think the next film should choose a theme that is closer to the mainstream of Indian cinema. Then improve and add Western elements to a small extent, so that it will be easier for domestic audiences to accept, and there will be a certain freshness; At the same time, it also allows foreign audiences to get in touch with the essence of Indian cinema and try it out like this. We know where to go next. ”

"Well, okay, then I'll think about it first, and then I'll tell you." In fact, Shakru still agrees with Rakuma's statement, and it seems that his initial idea is still a bit too simplistic. However, this mainstream Indian movie is also romance films, religious films, gangster films, and ubiquitous singing and dancing, the problem is that I haven't seen a few of these films myself, which is really a headache.

Just when Shakru had a headache for the topic of the new movie, Ibrahim suddenly sent an invitation, saying that there was something good to find him that would definitely interest him, although Shakru didn't think that Ibrahim, the gang leader, could figure out anything good, but he still had to go, so he should wander around and change his mood.

After arriving at Ibrahim's villa, Shakru found that there was a Chinese in the room, a middle-aged Chinese man in his forties who was somewhat wealthy. This made Shakru very curious, how did Ibrahim invite a Chinese?

Perhaps seeing Shakru's curiosity, Ibrahim introduced the two: "Let me introduce you to the two of you, this is Mr. Shakru Pandeth, the most famous fortune-teller in our India recently, and he is also a successful entrepreneur, and now the world-famous Wilgang is produced by his pharmaceutical factory. Although Shakru felt embarrassed by this introduction, he had gradually gotten used to it, and now in the eyes of non-Indians, Wilgang's name was known to almost every man

Then Ibrahim began to introduce this Chinese again, and the interesting thing is that this guy with a Chinese face is actually not Chinese: "This is my old friend." From the Soviet Union, ah, no, it should be called the CIS now, right, my colleague Alimujian-Mr. Toktakhonov. Finally, he winked at Shakru and said, "In the Soviet Union, there are many beautiful women who listen to Alimu. There are even a lot of sports beauties! ”

If it weren't for Ibrasin's last words, Shakru really couldn't react to who this guy was for a while, but if Ibrasin's colleagues were associated with Soviet sports beauties, coupled with this Chinese face, the identity of this guy was simply about to come out.

This chubby, kind-looking middle-aged uncle is actually Toktakhonov, who ranks sixth among the world's top ten most wanted criminals (**** first, Ibrahim third), this guy is 44 years old this year. Born in 1949 in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, he became a Russian gangster after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The U.S. government considers him a "key figure in Eurasian organized crime," primarily involved in "drug trafficking, illegal organ trafficking, and the trade in stolen vehicles." In 2002, the U.S. government accused him of bribing referees in figure skating at the Winter Olympics to please the French delegation. When he was arrested in Italy, the US government tried to extradite him back home, but in the end the Italian side released Toktahonov, after which he disappeared.

The reason why he is called the "godfather of sports" is because Toktakhonov is a pivotal figure in both Russian and Ukrainian sports and politics. Russian tennis stars Safin and Kafelnikov and Ukrainian tennis player Dmitry Medvedev have all been closely associated with him. Kafelnikov once openly claimed that Toktakhov was his best "friend". And on Medved's personal website, there is also a photo of him with Toktahonov, Safin and Kafelnikov in 1999.

Toktakhonov is best known for his handling of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA, where he is credited with winning two gold medals in pairs skating and ice dance. In the pairs competition, Canada's Saar/Pettil were beaten by the misguided Russian pair Bezhziana/Sikharulidze. The jury's ruling sparked a flood of criticism, with accusations that the referees were heavily biased in favour of Russian players who made obvious mistakes in the match. The results of the investigation showed that the French referee Le Gognie, who cast the crucial vote, was subjected to "irresistible external forces" before the game. A similar controversy was repeated in the ice dance competition, and the international sports world was full of doubts about the victory of France's Annesina and Pezzlaat. Rumor has it that their victory was the product of a "private deal" by the Franco-Russian Skating Association, with Toktahonov being a key middleman. (To be continued.) )

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