DreamWorks Animation Developing MONKEYS OF BOLLYWOOD

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DreamWorks Animation is devleoping Monkeys of Bollywood, the studios first animated musical!

They have tapped composer A.R. Rahman, Broadway lyricist Stephen Schwartz and husband-and-wife producing team Gurinder Chadha and Paul Berges to fast-track the project to be set in Mumbai.

The Ramayana, an epic Hindu poem, is the inspiration for the Bollywood-style animated musical that revolves around two monkeys who try to stop an ancient demon from conquering the world.

Here is what Scwartz had to say about the project:

"As soon as I heard that DreamWorks Animation envisioned making an animated Bollywood movie, I knew I wanted to be a part of it. The fact that A.R. Rahman got involved made it an even more exciting project."

Bill Damaschke creative officer at DreamWorks Animation is set to oversee the project along with development exec Chris Kuser. Chadha and Berges have been involved with such films as Bend It Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice. Rahman did the scores of 127 Hours and Slumdog Millionaire for Danny Boyle.

Chadha and Berges have been involved with such films as Bend It Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice. Rahman did the scores of 127 Hours and Slumdog Millionaire for Danny Boyle.

I liked the sound of Boyle's 127 Hours and Millionaire and this sounds like an interesting concept. I must confess I have not experience any full on Bollywood style films so I do not know exaclty what to expect.

What are your thoughts on this new?