And now, Michael Douglas makes plans to romance India...

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">India is truly shining, even in Hollywood. We now have Golden Globe''s freshest Cecille B DeMille award winner, Michael Douglas, is set to visit Mumbai. A Hollywood project called Racing the Monsoon, starring Douglas in the lead role, is to be joinly produced by Sahara India and Percept, alongwith Douglas'' Further Films.<br /><br />Says Shailendra Singh, CEO, Percept, "The movie will be like a ''triquel'' to Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile, and 95 per cent of it will be shot in India.The movie will be a pan-Indian movie set on a train and will travel all over India. It will go on the floors in mid-April."<br /><br />"I first met Michael at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco about two years ago. That''s where the plan was mooted," says Singh. "Then, over lunch about a month and a half ago, the plans were finalised." Singh reveals that Total Recall director, Paul Zerhowen has been roped in. What about the rumoured 80 million dollar budget? Singh says: "Let''s not talk money!" <br /><br />Is Catherine Zeta Jones going to accompany husband Michael? Laughs Singh, "Michael''s going to be shooting in India for a four month single schedule. I assume his wife would want to be with him."<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">jamal.sheikh@timesgroup.com</span></div> </div>