Glad to find a fellow fan of AKB here. He has often talked about Hollywood's attempts to adapt his work on his blog - first there was an attempt by New Line Cinema, which fizzled out. Then later, there was an attempt by Ben Kingsley too. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-01-29/news-interviews/27742531_1_ben-kingsley-ramayana-indian-origin