Director Farah Khan’s next film will be produced by Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan. Farah, in an interview with PTI News, said that she wants Shahrukh to choose the cast. The selection process, however, has been delayed as the actor is busy filming for next with Imtiaz Ali in Prague.
SRK will be producing the film under his Red Chillies Entertainment. “Shahrukh Khan is producing the film. He was supposed to do casting for me but he is in Prague shooting for his film. So, let’s see now,” Farah told PTI. Her film will reportedly have two actresses for the lead roles. “The film will have known faces. We will have two young heroines, we are yet to zero-in on anyone yet. We will announce the cast before we go on floors,” she added.
According to an IANS report, the project is a ‘girl power movie’. “I’m writing a script which is about two girls. It’s literally a ‘girl power’ movie, but it would be much more real than the movies I have made in the past. It will still be entertaining and fun. It will have humour, but it will have a message too,” Farah said.
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Meanwhile, it has been reported that Farah is also working on a biopic on Tennis player Sania Mirza with Parineeti Chopra playing the lead. She denies the report, dubbing them mere ‘Chinese whispers. “Sania was asked if a biopic is made on her who would she like to play her in a film, she gave some name of an actress (Parineeti Chopra). Considering I am her best friend, people expect me to direct the film. As of now, she is busy in her US Open game,” said Farah.
Shahrukh Khan will finalize the cast once his shooting for Imtiaz Ali’s film The Ring with Anushka Sharma wraps up. The actor has one release to look forward to this year – Dear Zindagi – with Alia Bhatt, directed by Gauri Shinde of English Vinglish fame. The actor also has action-thriller Raees, directed by Rahul Dholakia, slated for a late January release next year. He will be essaying a noir character as a bootlegging kingpin.