JOKER

                                  
                                    JOKER

Joker is an upcoming Hindi fantasy adventure film to be the second 3-D Hindi film. and the first 3D film directed by Shirish Kunder. The film will star Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha as the first actors to be seen in a three dimensional format in Hindi Cinema. Earlier, in 1993, the Hindi film which came in 3D format was Chhota Chetan, which is a voice-dubbed version of the 1983 Malayalam 3D film, My Dear Kuttichathan.

A film directed by Vikram Tuli, to be shot in January and February 2011, had the tentative title Joker but will now have a different title.                                
                                     Cast

Akshay Kumar


 
Sonakshi Sinha
 

 
Shreyas Talpade
 

 
Jaaved Jaaferi


 
Minisha Lamba

 









Other Stars


Prachi Desai

Alexx ONell

                                                           Development

Directed by : Shirish Kunder
 
Produced by : Farah Khan
 
Music by     G. V. Prakash Kumar
 
Distributed by     Three's Company
 
Hari Om Entertainment Co.
 
Walker IBC Studios
 
IBC Masst Movies
 
Release date(s)     December 2011

Country     India
Language     Hindi                             

Shirish Kunder had the project in development for several years before finding financial backing, and had to negotiate for use of the specific title which Kunder stated is important to the script itself. The film is being produced by Farah Khan, Shirish Kunder, and Akshay Kumar under the banner of Three's Company and Hari Om Entertainment. This will be the first Bollywood film to be completely shot using 3D cameras and will be released in 3D as well as 2D in theatres. According to director, Shirish Kunder, "It is an underdog story about how individuals make it big in life and in the process, get help from aliens from a fictional planet".

Casting

Sonakshi Sinha was roped in to play the main lead opposite Akshay Kumar. Shreyas Talpade will play Akshay's brother in the film. Female lead opposite to Shreyas will be played by Minisha Lamba, who will enact the role of an innocent TV reporter. Sonakshi will also perform an item number in the film. American actor Alexx ONell was also signed to play a role in the film.

Filming

The first schedule of shooting was initially slated to take place in Ludhiana, however the location was changed to Chandigarh. The shooting began on 14 February 2011 in Chandigarh. The crew finished the 19 day schedule in Chandigarh on 12 March 2011. It is being said that the film is now 40% completed. The second schedule is slated to start on 10 May 2011 in Mumbai and will take place for 17 days finishing on 26 May 2011.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, nephew of noted composer, A. R. Rahman, who is on his Bollywood debut. He has already recorded the first song for Joker. The song has been sung by Daler Mehndi and Sonu Kakkar and has reportedly come out very well.