Pradeep Sarkar has not signed his preferred actress Vidya Balan, but gone ahead with the YRF favourite
Vickey Lalwani
Aditya
Chopra has signed his ladylove Rani Mukerji for his upcoming film,
Mardaani. The film will see Rani playing a cop. According to sources, it
is the boldest subject attempted by the Yash Raj Films (YRF) till date.
While
YRF spokesperson confirmed the news, Sarkar said: "The film will be raw
and gritty. It is something that neither Rani nor I have attempted
before. And it's always good to invade in new territories, isn't it?"
Previously,
Sarkar has directed Rani Mukerji-Abhishek Bachchan starrer Laaga Chunri
Mein Daag and Deepika-Neil Nitin Mukesh starrer Lafenge Parindey YRF.
Said Sarkar: "After Lafenge…, I was working on Mardaani. I didn't make
much noise about it and people wondered where I had gone. I directed
many ads in the interim. But now I am bursting to get back on film
sets."
When asked why Rani and not his favourite Vidya Balan,
whom he introduced in Parineeta, Sarkaar replied, "Yes, Vidya is my
favourite. But I have other favourites too. And Rani is definitely one
of them. I have a very comfortable equation with Rani. And things just
fell into place as far Rani's inclusion in the film is concerned. I told
Adi that we should go with Rani in Mardaani."
Elaborating
further on the project, Sarkar said:"I am looking forward to direct this
big one for YRF. We shall be shooting the major portions of the film in
Mumbai."
Mardaani, which will go on floors sometime towards end
of this year, will be Rani's eleventh film for YRF. Her last film under
the banner, Dil Bole Hadippa!, had tanked at the box office.
After
a few setbacks, Rani had recently bounced back with her powerful
portrayal of a headstrong journalist in No One Killed Jessica (2011, she
won a Best Supporting Actress Award at Filmfare) and a grieving mother
in Talaash (2012).
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