Twenty-two-year old rookie film producer Pradeep Desai is embarking on a project which would daunt even old hands at the game. He is producing a film based on the lives of Billa and Ranga. Amol Palekar will take the part of Billa, and Mithun Chakravarty will star as Ranga. The subject is so "topical" that the Censor Board has advised the young producer not to go ahead with the film. If he does, he could lay himself wide open to a contempt of court, because Billa and Ranga have yet to be tried. Desai was deeply impressed by the movie, Helter Skelter, based on the Sharon Tate murders. Said Desai, "My film is going to be realistic. No running around trees, and no music." The film will be released only after the Billa-Ranga case is decided.
