Romeo and Juliet on screen the story have also been filmed, most notably "West Side Story", Prokofiev's ballet "Romeo and Juliet" and "Romanoff and Juliet". Several theatrical films, such as "Shakespeare in Love" and "Romeo Must Die", consciously use elements of Shakespeare's plot. Producer Irving Thalberg pushed MGM for five years to make a "Romeo and Juliet", in the face of the studio's opposition: which stemmed from Louis B. Mayer's belief that the masses considered the Bard over their heads, and from the austerity forced on the studios by the depression. It was only when Jack L. Warner announced his intention to film Max Reinhardt's
Romeo Juliet (2015 film) engaged. She professes her love but Karthik refuses and leaves the place with Nisha, but then a song plays, and Karthik reveals all of this is a play orchestrated by Nisha and him to make Aishwarya realise her mistake and her love for him. The story ends with Karthik and Aishwarya reunited. Lakshman, who had previously ventured into films as producer of "Kalvanin Kadhali" (2006), announced that he would make his first venture as a director with a film titled "Romeo Juliet" featuring Jayam Ravi in the lead role. Despite its title, it is not based on the William Shakespeare