Anushka Steps In To Produce Akshat Verma's Directorial Debut After UTV Opts Out
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Tuesday, 7th April 2015, 2:55 PM IST Anushka Sharma’s first production venture ‘NH10’ has proved to be a successful venture. The actress-turned-producer is all set to produce one more film under her banner. Anushka will be producing ‘Delhi Belly’ writer, Akshat Verma's directorial debut. Earlier, the film was being produced by UTV, but the production house opted out at the last minute. The spokesperson of UTV said, "We did like the script but since the budget exceeded the amount initially agreed upon, we've decided not to proceed with the project." Talking about producing Akshat’s film, Karnesh Sharma, Anushka’s brother and the co-owner of the production house, said, "I heard the story when another studio was producing it and really liked it. Things didn't work out and around five months ago, in November, Akshat came to us and we will be producing it." "Akshat is in Los Angeles. He'll be back in a week's time and we'll work out the details then," he added. When he was asked if this movie will also star Anushka as their first venture did, he said, "No, Anushka will not be acting in this one. We'll go in for a new cast." Earlier, there have been reports that Neil Bhoopalam who played the lead in ‘NH10’ and TV actress Kritika Kamra were roped in to play the lead role in the film. However, Karnesh is in no mood to talk about it. Their first venture was a dark-thriller, but this one will be quirky comedy. Talking about producing the different genres, Karnesh said, "As a production house we are not fixated on a particular genre. It can be a dark thriller, a laugh riot or a family drama, we are game for anything exciting as long as the concept is fresh. Every film will be made within a budget that will make it a viable proposition. We are in talks with a couple of studios to coproduce the film with us." Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |