After appropriating one phrase from Ghalib — Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi — as the title of his last film, Sudhir Mishra has gone out and borrowed a bit more of Ghalib's verse for his next venture.
Vidya Balan
Political parable, again
Entitled Bahut Nikle Mere Armaan, Sudhir's next film is again a political parable. In Hazaaron Khwahishein… I went into the Indian politics of the 1970s. Now I'm going back even further to the 1950s in Bahut Nikle Mere Armaan to recreate what would be an even tougher scenario. You could say this would be my first truly period film."
Balan's got the quality
The same can't be said about Vidya Balan who's becoming quite familiar with period films after Parineeta. Rituparno Ghosh has cast her in yet another film — Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam recreating another era. And now Sudhir Mishra.
Sudhir Mishra
"She has that quality to achieve a truly outstanding level in her performance," says Sudhir Mishra. "I cast Vidya because I couldn't think of any other contemporary actress who could take me back fifty years."
Sudhir regrets the departure of Chitrangada from his creative ambit. "She had the capacity to grow into a truly formidable actress. I guess she has personal reasons to bow out."
Shiney's in demand
Shiney Ahuja is, of course, a Mishra favourite. Not only did he play the lead in the director's Hazaaron Khwahishein…, but also starred in Mishra's assistant Ruchi Narain's Kal.
Shiney Ahuja
"Shiney has become quite a star. No less than Mahesh Bhatt has taken a shine to him," Sudhir Mishra informs with a twinkle in his eye.
"Mahesh is all praise for Shiney in Gangster. I believe he's doing several projects with them. I'll just have to share the dates with the Bhatts."
Mishra loves the '50s
Jokes apart, Sudhir Mishra is quite kicked about recreating a bygone era. "I love the films of the 1950s. Hopefully, Bahut Nikle Mere Armaan will have a similar impact as Hazaaron…. I'm truly surprised at how far the film went. Someone like Saeed Mirza found it to be an intense love story. That really surprises me."
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