Raise money on Net, make movie

The Times of India: "A graduate from Pune's FTII, Kapoor is best known for his role as Preity Zinta's uncle in Dil Chahta Hai. His quirky little film Raghu Romeo , which opens on June 18, has done the rounds of almost a dozen film festivals, from Locarno to Stockholm, gathering enthusiastic reviews all over.

Kapoor was decided on his cast – Vijay Raaz ( Monsoon Wedding ) and Saurabh Shukla ( Satya's ‘Kallu Mama’) right from the beginning. Kapoor's search ended finally with the government run National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), which provided fifty per cent funds. Even after chipping in with his savings, Kapoor still needed a couple of millions for the modestly-priced (Rs 1.2 crore) film.

When he started emailing friends for help, Bombay Times ran a cover story on him. After an internet site picked up the story, help started pouring in. Kapoor gave each contributor a promissory note guaranteeing return, irrespective of the status of the film. "

Raghu Romeo: "Raghu Romeo is about a man who takes television too seriously. The 30 year old waiter lives with his widowed mother in a ramshackle lower middle class tenemant. A dancer, Sweety, is in love with Raghu and a gangster Anna is in love with Sweety. One shining light inspires Raghu to coast through his humdrum existence with a semblance of equanimity - the ideal woman Neeta who unfortunately is not a real person but a character in the long running all time hit soap opera, Dard. Reshma, the actress who plays Neeta, is hardly like the character she portrays. What happens when reality collides with fantasy? A madcap adventure that ends with Raghu finally growing up."