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Mumbai, Feb 14: Guru Dutt’s name is synonymous with romance in Bollywood. A filmmaker of legendary repute, his life has had a special appeal to scriptwriters, not excluding even himself. He made ‘Kaghaz Ke Phool’ based on his own life. With such a variety of emotions in his life, the temptation of recreating it is too great to be ignored.
Rakeysh Mehra and Shivendra Singh have given in to this temptation, and the title ‘Guru Dutt’ has already been registered.
Rakeysh’s script is based on noted biographer Nasreen Munni Kabeer’s work. On the other hand, Shivendra Singh himself has dived headlong into the research on the pioneering filmmaker.
Besides having taken up the grand project to his heart, another plus for Shivendra is the support of Guru Dutt’s son Arun Dutt. However, Arun’s take on Rakeysh’s effort is noncommittal. He says, “It`s a free world and Guru Dutt is part of public folklore. Anyone can make a film on his life. Why just Rakeysh, I welcome many others to do the same. There were so many films on the life of Bhagat Singh."
Shivwendra is quite upbeat, “I`ve spent many years researching Guru Dutt`s life. Two years ago Anurag Kashyap was brought in to write the film. We`re sure of what we`re doing.”
Another coincidence is that both the moviemakers are keen on casting Aamir Khan in the lead role.
Here Shivendra`s luck might just clinch the actor for him, as Guru Dutt`s family is backing the project. In fact, Aamir is very fond of Guru Dutt`s sister Lalita Lajmi who happens to be filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi`s mother. Lalita made an appearance in Aamir`s Taare Zameen Par.
Kalpana said, “My mother told me Anurag Kashyap is scripting and Shivendra Singh Durgapur is directing the film. They`ve informed my mother that it won`t be fictional but a biopic on my uncle. My uncle`s only living heir Arun Dutt has also giving his nod to the project. So we`re all for it.”
The double projects will also compete with each other for cinematic excellence, which will elevate the quality of both the projects. This augurs well for Guru Dutt fans. Hope the end results fulfil expectations and promises.
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