Rampal will be playing the lead role in the film that will be shot from start to finish in London, reports Bollywood Trade.

Agarwal has earlier assisted cinematographer-turned-director Ashok Mehta in "Moksh" and later worked as associate director to Subhash Ghai during the making of "Kisna".

He said he had been looking forward to working with Rampal for a long time.

"I had known him since 'Moksh' days and we were looking forward to working with each other," said Agarwal.

"It is an important film for both Arjun and me since it marks his production debut and my directorial debut. We are planning to cast a new girl opposite Arjun in the film," he added.

The film will be shot by ace cinematographer, Ashok Mehta, who has become a hot favorite with Rampal after "Moksh".

Not very long ago, Mehta had announced his plans to direct another film with Rampal in the lead but that will probably have to wait now.

"It may happen some day but isn't it time youngsters too got their due? This film is Vivek's brain-child and I wanted him to go ahead and start it right away," Mehta said.

"I See You" is slated to start in the next two months and Rampal is all geared up for his production debut.

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Watch out for Ajay-Arshad in 'Golmaal'

Rohit Shetty's "Golmaal - Fun Unlimited" will have Ajay Devgan making a dramatic entry straddling across two motorbikes reminiscent of his introductory scene in "Phool Aur Kaante", reports Bollywood Trade.

"The scene marks Ajay's entry in the film with a song and it is almost the same as the one in 'Phool Aur Kaante' except that we have enhanced it a bit. Besides the latter had adventurous young men speeding on bikes while this one will have 30 girls riding on Yamahas," Shetty said.

"Golmaal", according to Shetty, will have several exciting moments in its laugh-a-minute comedy and hilarious situations.

The Ajay-Arshad teaming in the film will also be something to watch out for. "The two had worked together earlier in "Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet" but this film will see them entertaining audiences to the hilt," he said.

Shetty has assisted Veeru Devgan (Ajay's father) in the making of "Phool Aur Kaante" and Ajay's introductory scene was one of his best scenes in the film.

When he broached Ajay on the issue of recreating the scene once again for his own film "Golmaal", the latter was more than excited about doing it.

"He kept asking me when we were planning to shoot it. He also wanted to perfect it and achieve it in one go. We blocked an entire road in Thailand for the shoot and shot it in one hour in one go. The results were overwhelming.

"Of course the scene in 'Phool Aur Kaante' had its own distinct spell because it was directed by boss and mentor, Veeru Devgan," Shetty recalled.

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Padmini Kapila's '90 Minutes' in Kasauli

Manoj Bajpai is currently in Kasauli shooting for producer Padmini Kapila's "90 Minutes".

The cast and crew of the film are shooting at the famous Lawrence School, Sanawar, reports Bollywood Trade.

"90 Minutes" is being directed by Iqbal Rizvi and stars Manoj Bajpai, Rukhsar alogn with a host of youngsters like Abhimanyu Jain, Aditya Bal, Munishtha, Neelam, besides Harsh Chhaya and Rajeev Verma in stellar roles.

The film's dialogues are by Sandeep Shrivastava, cinematography by Basheer Ali, music by Viju Shah and lyrics by Sameer.

On their return from Kasauli, the "90 Minutes" team will leave for their next schedule to Malaysia.

Earlier, Bajpai, along with Rizvi, had conducted a workshop in Mumbai for the youngsters to cultivate team spirit and better their acting skills among others.

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Changing film preferences of British audience

The Bollywood landscape in Britain is undergoing an interesting change with the audience becoming more open to diverse forms and formats of cinema than the routine family dramas, according to Screen International.

Screen, which is among the world's biggest international trade publications, did a special feature on this topic, reports Bollywood Trade.

The editorial, titled "Alternative Menu", credited UTV's International Distribution Division for making a success out of unconventional and atypical UK-sort-of films like "Viruddh" (songless art-house drama), "Bluffmaster" and "Taxi No. 9211" (hip new-age urban dramas) and "Rang De Basanti" (political drama).

The British market is known to be biased towards routine kith and kin melodramas but the success of these films with diverse genres that weren't known to be particularly "UK-friendly", has opened the doors to the acceptance of more diverse forms and formats of cinema in the British market.

The feature goes on to talk about the release of the forthcoming Shah Rukh Khan biggie "Don" which, while featuring a string of top stars, will be a racy action thriller with use of high-end technology.

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Subi Samuel's 'Alag' to hit screens next week

Ace lensman Subi Samuel's film "Alag" is all set to hit the marquee next week and promises to provide a respite from the run of the mill fare, reports Bollywood Trade.

"It's about a boy gifted with super powers, who heals people and is capable of reading their minds, which eventually becomes a blessing as well as a curse for him," said Samuel.

"He is unique in his own way, who looks for acceptance and love from people. 'Alag' is different in many ways. For the first time in Indian cinema, a film with special effects for about 50 minutes will be released. Also the actor (Akshay Kapoor) has gone bald, with zero hair on his body to get into the skin of the character," said the brilliant photographer.

Though the film is not yet released, the industry is abuzz with the speculation that Samuel was planning a sequel to "Alag".

"Yes, I am very much planning a sequel to this film. I am very confident that 'Alag' will do well. Besides I don't want to follow the set norms of the industry or operate within its parameters. I like doing things my way. I am still writing the script, so I haven't finalised anything. I strongly feel that if you have a good story, nothing else really matters," he said nonchalantly.

Production and photography are as diverse as chalk and cheese. Asked which was more difficult, Samuel said: "Photography is more about creativity while production involves a lot more business. Also, it's a longer process where one has to deal with numerous people. Fortunately production wasn't really difficult for me as I have worked with my friends, people I already knew."