It’s Not Hansal Mehta, But Omung Kumar Who Will Direct Sarabjit’s Biopic
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Friday, 8th May 2015, 3:54 PM IST Hansal Mehta had announced that he will be directing Sarabjit Singh’s biopic starring Kangana Ranaut in the lead role. But, the co-producer of the film, Zeishan Quadri, has announced that it won’t be Hansal Mehta, but Omung Kumar who will be directing the biopic. Hansal was to direct Kangana in mountaineer Bachendri Pal’s biopic, but opted for Sarabjit’s biopic. He said, "I came across a better story and took it to Kangana who agreed instantly to act in it. We roll in the first week of October." But now, it’s ‘Mary Kom’ director Kumar who will be directing it. Kumar confirmed the news and said, "Yes, I will be directing and co-producing Sarabjit. Even Though I have three scripts lined up, this will be my next film after ‘Mary Kom’." Earlier, Subhash Ghai was about to make the movie with Sonakshi Sinha, but the project was shelved. However, when Rajesh Nair, COO of Mukta Arts, joined Zeishan's production house, he came up with the idea of Sarabjit’s biopic. Zeishan bought the rights from Ghai and got Nair involved with the creative. Zeishan said, "We approached several directors besides Hansal but had not signed anyone. It was premature of Hansal to make an announcement. We finalised Omung last Tuesday. He's the perfect choice because ‘Mary Kom’ was both a critically acclaimed film and a commercial success." Hansal has no idea about it. He said, "Am out of the country. Have no idea where this came from." Well, the movie will be about Sarabjit, but his story will be told through the eyes of his sister Dalbir Kaur. When Zeishan was asked if Kangana will star in the film, he said, "We'd love to work with Kangana. I've seen her on the sets of ‘Revolver Rani’, she gives everything she has to a role. But we have not yet finalised any actor so far which is why I wouldn't want to make a premature announcement." 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 |