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Fawad's regal politics
By Ankur Pathak, Mumbai Mirror | Dec 26, 2014, 12.00 AM IST
The actor teams up with Shashanka Ghosh once again, to essay the role of a dapper royal.
Fawad Khan, who wooed Indian audiences with his turn as a royal in Shashanka Ghosh's Sonam Kapoorstarrer Khoobsurat, will be playing a similar role in his next, an adaptation of Anuja Chauhan's book Battle for Bittora.
A source told Mirror, "The film was initially offered to Abhinay Deo, but it didn't work out with him. It's now fallen in Shashanka's lap and he is currently working on the script. He's writing it with Sonam and Fawad in mind. The team has also spoken to a studio and they intend to put the film on floors early next year."
The source added that Fawad will essay the role of Zain Altaf Khan, the scion of a North Indian royal family who mixes good-looks with idealism and ambition for a political career.
When contacted, Shashanka said, "We're currently working on the screenplay and should start the film next year." When we asked him how true the film will be to the book, he said, "The source material is pretty great in itself so we are retaining most portions of it. The film will be set in the Northern hinterland and will show an interesting conflict between two very different characters."
Although Shashanka refused to give any more details, our source said, "Fawad had a two-film contract with Rhea Kapoor. With Shashanka on board, it is the same Khoobsurat team all over again."
Fawad Khan, who wooed Indian audiences with his turn as a royal in Shashanka Ghosh's Sonam Kapoorstarrer Khoobsurat, will be playing a similar role in his next, an adaptation of Anuja Chauhan's book Battle for Bittora.
A source told Mirror, "The film was initially offered to Abhinay Deo, but it didn't work out with him. It's now fallen in Shashanka's lap and he is currently working on the script. He's writing it with Sonam and Fawad in mind. The team has also spoken to a studio and they intend to put the film on floors early next year."
The source added that Fawad will essay the role of Zain Altaf Khan, the scion of a North Indian royal family who mixes good-looks with idealism and ambition for a political career.
When contacted, Shashanka said, "We're currently working on the screenplay and should start the film next year." When we asked him how true the film will be to the book, he said, "The source material is pretty great in itself so we are retaining most portions of it. The film will be set in the Northern hinterland and will show an interesting conflict between two very different characters."
Although Shashanka refused to give any more details, our source said, "Fawad had a two-film contract with Rhea Kapoor. With Shashanka on board, it is the same Khoobsurat team all over again."
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