Robbo goes to Bollywood as Real hit big time
Former Rangers and Aberdeen defender David Robertson will swap his tracksuit for a tuxedo at tonight’s BAFTA Scotland awards.
And the ex-scotland man has revealed how he and his Indian team are set to star in a massive Bollywood production.
Robertson was the star of BBC Scotland’s hit, Real Kashmir, where he used the F- word 92 times in the acclaimed fly- on- the- wall documentary, made in the war- torn, cut- off region of India.
The show and producer, Greg Clark, are up for two awards tonight at the glittering ceremony in Glasgow, in the Single Documentary category and Clark for the Director – Factual gong.
More success could be coming for Robertson as the break- out success for the new BBC Scotland channel has also caught the eye of the multi- million- pound Bollywood industry.
The former full-back – who has jetted back to Scotland to take his place on the red carpet – expects production to begin next year.
The 51-year-old said: “The Bollywood company met us earlier this year in Mumbai.
“They’ve been in talks and have already been around the club a lot.
“They’ ve obviously watched Greg’s programme and wanted to give it the Bollywood treatment. It will either be a film or as a Netflix-style series
“I’m not sure who will be playing me, though!”
Robertson, whose son Mason plays for his club, admits it’s a challenging time in the club’s home of Srinagar, which has been all but cut off following an escalation of the tensions between nuclear powers India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region.
He said: “It’s really tough at the moment because we have to train at 7am.
“That gives us the rest of the day free, but there is still no internet or mobile phone coverage.
“So it’s like stepping back in time. Sometimes I can’t even find out the other scores in the league.
“There are a lot of security measures in place, but the season starts later this month and that should help.”
Meanwhile, producer Clark – who has already started filming a follow- up documentary on Robertson’s job – admits he’s been taken aback by the response to the programme.
Clark said: “I’ve really been overwhelmed by how much coverage it got and the positive reaction.
“It was basically all down to Davie being Davie. His natural Scottish sense of humour came through, along with his colourful choice of words, of course!
“We had a great time filming it and I am working on the next documtary with him.”