<span class=normal>Taming of the Shrew<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>When it came to finalising the script, Rawail suggested the theme of Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew, I was fascinated by the play since childhood, reasons Rawail. The initial draft of the script did not measure up to the expectations of either the director or the producer and that writer was fired. Thereafter Javed Akhtar came on board and this was his first independent project after the split of the famous Salim-Javed duo. I narrated him just the idea and he wove the entire screenplay around it. He based the film in a stud farm in order to incorporate Sunnys expertise as a horse-rider, he adds. Akhtar incorporated the taming of the wild horse sequence as a metaphor for the taming of the shrew. It was surprising how the two headstrong men - Akhtar and Rawal - hit it off together. We had a very amiable working relationship, Javedsaab never imposed himself on me and I never dictated terms to him, reasons Rawail, further adding, The rich girl - poor boy romance worked well with the farm- fresh scenes and Sunny and Dingys (Amrita Singh) youthful gusto. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p><a href= https://www.screenindia.com/ target=_blank>Screen India</a></span>