James

After ‘D’ Ram Gopal Verma is ready to rumble with ‘James’ (launching debutant Mohit Alaawat) in June.

Ram Gopal Verma has managed to rope in Riya Sen to do an item song along with the credit titles. Riya recently appeared in Khalid Mohammed’s Silsiilay, which has failed to create an impact at the box office. The mentor of many muses feels that Riya has a very appealing screen presence. Although nothing more than the song has been offered to Riya, keeping in mind Ramu’s record, one never knows.

Back to movie newcomes Mohit Ahlawat will play the protagonist in James.

“The film is about ’see Ahlawat’. Ahlawat fighting, Ahlawat dancing, Ahlawat romancing,” said the 43-year-old director-producer.

The film would also be a contemporary version of “Shiva”, the film that catapulted Varma to stardom more than a decade ago.

“‘James’ has that rawness of ‘Shiva’ but obviously more stylised, more chic,” said Varma. “After I met Ahlawat, I told him, don’t do anything, just sit around until I get the right script for you.