New Delhi:
Naseeruddin Shah is starring inCharlie Ke Chakkar Mein alongside a bunch of newcomers andthe film's producer says the veteran actor is not charging anyfee for his role.
Karan Arora, who earlier produced the film Bhindi BazaarInc, said the 61-year-old actor plays a cop in the crimethriller, which stars several new faces from theatre.
"We are happy to have Naseeruddin sir on-board. It wasdirector Manish Srivastav who convinced him to join the film.They have known each other for long and have worked togetherin theatre. Naseer sir liked the script of the film and alsowanted to support the young theatre actors in the film," Karantold PTI.
"He didn't charge anything for the film. It's a smallbudget film and we were in no position to negotiate with him.We could have never been able to match up to his fees. He isnot doing a cameo, he has a full-fledged role in the film," headded.
The film's storyline bears an uncanny resemblance to therecent Vijay Palande and Simran Sood case where the duo isaccused of murdering 28-year-old Karan Kumar Kakkar.
"The film resembles the real life case of Simran Sood andVijay Palande. We had written the script long before thisincident happened and were surprised to see that the movie'strack is similar to the real case. It made us believe more inthe characters that we had drawn and convinced us that suchpeople do exist," Arora said.
The film is currently under production and will releasenext year.
Karan Arora, who earlier produced the film Bhindi BazaarInc, said the 61-year-old actor plays a cop in the crimethriller, which stars several new faces from theatre.
"We are happy to have Naseeruddin sir on-board. It wasdirector Manish Srivastav who convinced him to join the film.They have known each other for long and have worked togetherin theatre. Naseer sir liked the script of the film and alsowanted to support the young theatre actors in the film," Karantold PTI.
"He didn't charge anything for the film. It's a smallbudget film and we were in no position to negotiate with him.We could have never been able to match up to his fees. He isnot doing a cameo, he has a full-fledged role in the film," headded.
The film's storyline bears an uncanny resemblance to therecent Vijay Palande and Simran Sood case where the duo isaccused of murdering 28-year-old Karan Kumar Kakkar.
"The film resembles the real life case of Simran Sood andVijay Palande. We had written the script long before thisincident happened and were surprised to see that the movie'strack is similar to the real case. It made us believe more inthe characters that we had drawn and convinced us that suchpeople do exist," Arora said.
The film is currently under production and will releasenext year.