Arjun Kapoor will next be seen in Aurangzeb.
Mumbai:
Debutant director Atul Sabharwal isso impressed with his Aurangzeb actor Arjun Kapoor that hehas already planned a second movie with him.
"He (Arjun) is my favourite actor. I find a rarequality in him... I feel he has a face that has a characterand has the aura of a star like Amitabh Bachchan, ToshiroMifune and Marcello Mastroianni. I find those facesinteresting," Sabharwal told PTI in an interview.
The filmmaker has spoken to producer Adtiya Chopra abouthis next, in which he wants to cast the 27-year-oldIshaqzaade actor.
"That is something that Adi and me have discussed. Oncewe are free from this film then we will think about that. Nothis film is not in the space of action-thriller. Itssomething that I had written before Aurangzeb and that waswritten keeping in mind Arjun," he added.
Sabharwal was keen to have Arjun in Aurangzeb and wasquite elated when the actor agreed to do the movie. It willsee Arjun in a double role for the first time.
"I wanted him to do the film. So I explored theopportunity with him to see if he would be equally excited todo this project as I am. Thankfully he was," he said.
The film has an ensemble cast including Rishi Kapoor,Jackie Shroff, Deepti Naval, Amrita Singh, South actorPrithviraj.
"We had all the veterans like Rishi Kapoor, DeeptiNaval, Amrita Singh, Jackie Shroff and others coming in. Theyall agreed as they were excited about their roles respectivelyand it was something that they had not done in the past,"Sabharwal said.
The director says it was not difficult to convince theactors.
"It was just about narrating them the story correctly.You could tell them the story in the quickest gist possibleand if that excites them then nothing like it. I think I amlucky to have got them all," he said.
Releasing on May 17, the film also stars Sasha Agha,daughter of Pakistani Singer Salma Agha.
"We required a girl who could play the part of gettingstuck between two people. She showed excitement towards thefilm. The film required a brave girl and she fit the bill,"the director said.
"He (Arjun) is my favourite actor. I find a rarequality in him... I feel he has a face that has a characterand has the aura of a star like Amitabh Bachchan, ToshiroMifune and Marcello Mastroianni. I find those facesinteresting," Sabharwal told PTI in an interview.
The filmmaker has spoken to producer Adtiya Chopra abouthis next, in which he wants to cast the 27-year-oldIshaqzaade actor.
"That is something that Adi and me have discussed. Oncewe are free from this film then we will think about that. Nothis film is not in the space of action-thriller. Itssomething that I had written before Aurangzeb and that waswritten keeping in mind Arjun," he added.
Sabharwal was keen to have Arjun in Aurangzeb and wasquite elated when the actor agreed to do the movie. It willsee Arjun in a double role for the first time.
"I wanted him to do the film. So I explored theopportunity with him to see if he would be equally excited todo this project as I am. Thankfully he was," he said.
The film has an ensemble cast including Rishi Kapoor,Jackie Shroff, Deepti Naval, Amrita Singh, South actorPrithviraj.
"We had all the veterans like Rishi Kapoor, DeeptiNaval, Amrita Singh, Jackie Shroff and others coming in. Theyall agreed as they were excited about their roles respectivelyand it was something that they had not done in the past,"Sabharwal said.
The director says it was not difficult to convince theactors.
"It was just about narrating them the story correctly.You could tell them the story in the quickest gist possibleand if that excites them then nothing like it. I think I amlucky to have got them all," he said.
Releasing on May 17, the film also stars Sasha Agha,daughter of Pakistani Singer Salma Agha.
"We required a girl who could play the part of gettingstuck between two people. She showed excitement towards thefilm. The film required a brave girl and she fit the bill,"the director said.
