Esha -Hema to act together

Esha - Hema to act together

Actress Esha Deol is all set to share screen space with her mother Hema Malini in an untitled film to be produced by Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd.

"We are bringing Hema and Esha together in a film that will be made by the end of this year," Pritish Nandy told IANS.

"Ankahee" is Esha's recent release and it is now clear that she is not playing director Vikram Bhatt's ex-girlfriend Sushmita Sen in it.

Remember Hema's unforgettable montage in "Tere Mere Sapne" of weeping into a half-open refrigerator after she comes to know that the man she loves is married?

In "Ankahee", the role of a hyper-agitated actress who has an affair with her married physician is inspired by Vijay Anand's 1971 semi-classic "Tere Mere Sapne" where Dev Anand played a married doctor who has an affair with an actress.

Interestingly "Tere Mere Sapne" was inspired by A.J. Cronin's classic novel "The Citadel".

In "Tere Mere..." Mumtaz and Hema Malini played the wife and the actress' role respectively. After 35 years, Esha steps into her mother's role in Bhatt's film.

"I am not denying the similarities between our film 'Ankahee' and 'Tere Mere Sapne'. That was a wonderful film and a lot of people have noticed the similarities between Hema's role and Esha's role," said Nandi.

"Hema was a wonderful actress and she did a great job of her small part in 'Tere Mere Sapne'. Esha has a far more substantial role in 'Ankahee' and she is amazing. Nothing she has done so far will prepare audiences for her performance in 'Ankahee'," he added.

Esha was chosen for the role of the unstable actress after watching her in Harry Baweja's "Main Aisa Hi Hoon".

Nandi says comparison between Esha and her mother is unjust. "That would be unfair. It's time we give the star-kids a chance to come into their own."