Irrfan Khan To Work In Film Based On Pakistani Novel Moth Smoke
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Saturday, 20th May 2017, 03:00 PM IST Actor Irrfan Khan will feature in a film adaptation of the novel Moth Smoke by Pakistan-born author Mohsin Hamid. The film will be helmed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia. Irrfan, Kapadia and independent producer Dina Dattani (executive producer on 'Bombay Velvet') acquired the rights to the novel, as reported by a portal. Kapadia will direct and co-write the film while Dattani will take it to the buyers in Cannes. Irrfan, who starred in Kapadia's ‘The Warrior’, will play the role in Moth Smoke. He said, "I have been eagerly waiting for something on which I could work with Asif again and 'Moth Smoke' excites both of us. We believe it can be set in contemporary times.” Set in 1998 against the backdrop of nuclear tests by India and Pakistan, the Lahore-based novel follows Darashikoh Shehzad, a social misfit who begins an affair with his best friend's wife. Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloadingIndia’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |