‘Drona’ adapted from Sagar Manthan

Goldie Behl’s ‘Drona’ touted as the costliest fantasy film in the history of Indian cinema is adapted from a story that happened centuries after the Sagar Manthan or the churning of the ocean of milk. According to Hindu mythology, while the churning was going on many wonderful things called as the 14 ratnas (treasures) came out of the ocean.

When the Gods saw the ratnas, they decided to hide them in different parts of the universe. One of them, amrit (nectar), that makes a man immortal, was hidden on the earth. A Maharishi was given the responsibility of taking care of this amrit. But soon, demons started attacking the Maharishi.

In order to protect himself, the Maharishi fled to Maharaja Virbhadra Singh, who promised him safety. The Maharashi told him that since he was protecting the amrit in a dron (a special vessel); he will be called Drona henceforth. All his descendants, who will take care of the amrit in future, will also be called by the same name.

That's how Abhishek gets the name Drona in the film, as his forefathers were Dronas.

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Veer Arya plays young Abhishek in ‘Drona’

Not many know that the producer of Goldie Behl’s much-awaited animated flick ‘Drona’, Shrishti Arya’s son, Veer Arya is making his debut with the film as a child artiste. At the recent music release of ‘Drona’ Jaya Bachchan announced that Behl siblings – Goldie and Shrishti – have grown up with her children and she treats them like her own. But it has been a closely guarded secret till now that she’s playing mom to Veer in the film. The six–year old is playing the role of a young Abhishek in this action adventure.

Goldie screen-tested several child actors but wasn’t happy with anyone, that’s when he decided to turn to his own family for help. He got Shrishti’s son to screen test and then selected him for the part.

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Abhishek, Priyanka Unveil 'Drona' Music

The music of Goldie Behl’s much-awaited fantasy adventure ‘Drona’ was launched at a glittering event at Hotel Leela in Mumbai. The album was unveiled by the film’s lead actors -- Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra. Speaking on the occasion Abhishek said, “’Drona’ is a dream come true for Goldie and me. As kids we were sitting in a corner sulking that our fathers have thrown us off the sets and that was when we decided to make a film when we grow up. We had said, we will have sword fighting in it and then we will get to throw people off the sets.”

It was not just a big moment for Abhishek but also an emotional one for mother Jaya Bachchan. She got so emotional that she had tears in her eyes. “If I get tears in my eyes, please excuse me. These are tears of happiness,” she said. While Priyanka couldn’t stop raving about her look in the film, “Goldie told me, “I am going to make you look the hottest ever”, when he signed me as Drona’s bodyguard.”

The costumes and art including the three titanium swords used in the film were displayed for all to see.

The function was attended by several Bollywood celebs, Goldie Behl with wife Sonali Bendre, Shristhi Arya, Sunil & Krishika Lulla, Sunidhi Chauhan, Harman Baweja, Jyoti Deshpande, Suchitra Pillai and others


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‘Drona’ – A modern day fantasy film

Goldie Behl’s much-awaited animated flick ‘Drona’ is all set for release next month. The filmmaker who is almost making a comeback after seven years with this film, his last being ‘Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai’ (2001) is going through mixed emotions. As per reports he was quoted as saying, that he was completely disillusioned with his failure. And had then decided to dabble in the small screen and establish his company. But with the passage of time, he realized that one should never take failure to heart or success to head.

Goldie then penned a couple of scripts in the intervening period and ‘Drona’ was born after several brainstorming sessions.

The film according to the maker is a modern-day fantasy adventure and not based on any super-hero. The concept is original but presented in a contemporary format.