Another hat-trick for Shivrajkumar

Hodi Maga producer Kumar, who refused to change the title of the film despite the censor board���s refusal to allow the film to release, has now had to settle for a compromise of sorts.
But it���s one that���s made him very happy ��� the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce has said that the words ���Hodi Maga��� can be retained as long as Kumar adds the word ���Hat-trick��� before it.All very apt, considering that Shivrajkumar, who stars in the film, is popularly known as the Hat-trick Star.
The decision was reached at a meeting between Kumar and Jayamala (president of the film chamber), Sara Govind (president of Dr Rajkumar���s association) and KCN Chandrashekhar (head of the producers��� association) on Saturday night. ���They all told me that I should go ahead with the film by adding ���Hat-trick��� to the title and not to further delay its release,��� explains Kumar, whose film was supposed to hit screens on May 1. ���The new title was presented to the censor board yesterday for its approval and they should issue us a certificate,��� says Kumar.
The producer, who���s also happy that Parvathamma Rajkumar and Shivrajkumar have agreed to the title, is looking forward to the film���s release on Friday. ���I was upset that everything happened just before the film���s original release date, but I���m putting that behind me and awaiting Hat-trick Hodi Maga���s release,��� he says.
���Movies are made to entertain. There are also disclaimers shown before movies telling people that what they���re going to see is a work of fiction. I respect the board���s decision, but since we face so much competition from regional cinema, I wish they���d give us a little more freedom. Though Hat-trick Hodi Maga is a commercial action film, there���s a lovely message at the end.���
Shivrajkumar