FREEDOM, which is all set to star Sanjay Dutt and Madhavan in the lead roles, is a multi crore affair which would be backed by a major production house. However, director Vivek Agnihotri (CHOCOLATE, DHAN DHANA DHAN GOAL), is unwilling to go on record and confirms that in due course of time; the producers would come on the forefront. Meanwhile plans are already in place to begin the film's shoot in March-April time period.

"The dates are already locked while the leading lady should be in place soon as well", says Vivek who gave Tanushree Dutta a break in CHOCOLATE", "However, I am not too keen on a new face because quite some time would be required to be spent in grooming her. 'Freedom' is going to be difficult film for any actor and it would makes sense to have a heroine who comes with good acting potential."

FREEDOM is a political thriller that promises to give a blow by blow account of modern day India during last three decades and begins from the period of emergency.

Says Madhavan who is riding high on the success of 3 IDIOTS, "I am keen to get started on FREEDOM soon. Vivek's vision of FREEDOM is rather exciting and I am raring to go. It should be wonderful to get into a dramatic affair like this."

Continues Vivek, "Characters played by Sanjay Dutt would be present from start to finish of the film and would remain a part of the narrative through all the decades. Same holds true for Madhavan whose character will also see a major transition from the era gone by to the current times."

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From '3 Idiots' to 'Teen Patti', R. Madhavan is surely doing a different kind of cinema but he doesn't want to experiment with the genres. The multilingual actor says he just wants to work on good scripts but rues that these are hard to come by.

'I don't want to experiment with genres, I just want to work on great scripts. I wish I had the luxury of saying that I have six scripts that are fantastic and let me see which one I want to do,' Madhavan told IANS in an interview.

'Finding one good script is a huge challenge. So I do a film whose script comes and grabs me. Once I finish that, I look forward to the next movie,' he added.

Madhavan admitted that he follows his instincts while shooting although he goes through the necessary preparation to get under the skin of a character.

'I take all the information, I do all the rehearsals and the positioning and then I switch myself off completely. I forget whatever I have learnt and let the instincts take over. Sometimes it is the cumulative effects of all but sometimes it is natural and totally different from what I have rehearsed to be,' said the actor, who shares screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in 'Teen Patti'.

He is a huge fan of Bachchan and has become his devotee after working with him.

'I was a huge fan of Mr. Bachchan and now I am his devotee. It's his personality that made him stay in the industry for 40 years,' he said.

Directed by Leena Yadav, 'Teen Patti' is an emotionally riveting and razor sharp thriller about greed and deception. Releasing Feb 26, it also stars Hollwyood veteran Ben Kingsley.

Asked about his character in the film, Madhavan said: 'I play a professor who wants to have the luxuries of life as soon as possible. So he makes certain compromises for which he has to make a lot of sacrifices.'

The actor was recently seen in the super duper hit '3 Idiots'. After the film, Madhavan, who has always been choosy about his movies, would go even slower.

'I am very choosy about my films. I don't do a film just for the sake of money. I will continue to be choosy and I will go even slower now. I will wait for movies that are of equal calibre or have something, at least little bit, in respect to '3 Idiots'. 'Teen Patti' is one among them.'

Talking about his transition from a student in '3 Idiots' to a professor in 'Teen Patti', he said: 'Actually, I did the role of the professor first and then became a student. We actually finished 'Teen Patti' before '3 Idiots'.'

Madhavan's next project is director Aanand L. Rai's 'Tannu Weds Mannu'. It is a romantic movie and he has teamed up with Kangana Ranaut in it.

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It's a waiting game that trailed off on a reverse track. Kangana Ranaut was asked to report early on the sets of director Anand Rai's 'Manu Weds Tanu'. And R Madhavan was asked to report late on sets, since the rivetting Ranaut would require ample time to slap on the greasepaint.

But, guess what, Kangy managed to finish her make up in a jiffy …. and there was no sign of Maddy. The actor showed up….. an hour later, citing traffic hassles even as a hassled Kangy muttered under her celeb breath. Director Rai must have felt like an 'Idiot'!

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Other actors may bite the moolah bait, but one 'Idiot' begs to differ. "I've never work for money, "asserts R. Madhavan in a Press chat. With the Hirani hit raking in the lolly, fetching sparkling collections overseas too, Maddy Boy is on a roll. Once again.

A Tamil remake of '3 Idiots' is on the anvil and speculation is rife over whether the South star will nod assent to the remake. " No way, am I ever going to be a part of it, "he asserts." History can 't be recreated."

On the cards is another ace up Maddy's sleeve …..Leena Yadav's 'Teen Patti'

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