| | | | all about my 'heroine': Raja Chaudhary | After his debut as a filmmaker with the Bhojpuri flick Hamar Saiyyan Hindustani, Raja Chaudhary is all set to roll a Hinglish film titled My Second Honour.
The film goes on floors on April 15, starring wife and telly actress Shweta Tiwari, newcomer Sameer Sayed and himself.
But playing the lead role in My Second Honour will be Raja's own car, a Toyota Trueno, which will be specially modified for the project.
Car enthusiast
Claims Raja, "I am a motor enthusiast and we own five cars — a Mercedes Benz, a Toyota Corolla, a Skoda Octavia, a Ford Jeep and the Toyota Trueno.
My Second Honour, as the title implies, is about a man and his car. There is a special bond between them. And I have managed to get both my loves — my wife and my car — in the film," laughs Raja.
My Second Honour has been penned by Saurabh Bharadwaj and will be directed by Dharmendra Singh. It will be produced under Raja's banner, Palak Creations (named after his daughter).
A central part of the film will be a bunch of Mumbai speedsters called the Team Drag Stars. "Mihir Dharker, who is at the helm of this car racing group, will also be in the film; the group will play itself."
'Feeling' the heat
| | | A model of the Toyota Trueno (for representational purpose only) | Raja's first schedule will be shot on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway.
"The main heroine of the film is the car.
It has feelings, it can see and sense things too, but there are no special effects so the car will not be seen flying and things like that! I am in talks with the folks at Toyota for their support in the project," says Raja.
And his film, he insists, is not inspired by Abbas Mustan's Tarzan — The Wonder Car. "It is not at all like that film.
Tarzan was a wonder car. My car is humane, with feelings, et al. It is a special story about a man and his car.
I am sure there are several men who view their cars as the real beauties in their lives; this film is for them and for people to understand the special bond between a man and his machine."
| Name calling
Raja Chaudhary and his daughter Palak have coined special terms for all the cars they own.
The Merc is called 'White Beauty' (as it is white in colour), The Ford jeep is called 'Truck' (as it is a 4x4 open vehicle).
"My daughter loves this car and insists that I drop her to school in it," says Raja.
"The Skoda Octavia is simply called Skoda and the Toyota Corolla is called Toyota as we still haven't figured out what to call them."
But the pride of the family is the two-door Toyota Trueno, loving called 'Heroine' — the reason why she is in Raja's film!
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