Amar Upadhyay shot to fame with TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.
Mumbai:
Television actor Amar Upadhyaytoday said he is producing a Marathi film, the shooting ofwhich would begin shortly.
"I am working on a Marathi film. We will produce itand are looking to release it before Ganesh Chaturthi. We arein the scripting stage... after casting, the shooting willstart soon," Amar, who shot to fame with Kyunki Saas BhiKabhi Bahu Thi, told PTI.
"The subject of the film is amazing. It is acommercial masala entertainer. It has comedy, action. It willbe a Manmohan Desai kind of film," he said.
Amar feels Marathi cinema has a lot of potential andhe looks forward to explore it.
"Marathi films are doing well for quite some time.They are doing better than any other regional films. I mustsay good quality Marathi films are being made. The market isbig," Amar said.
"I know a couple of people, who have produced it andthey wanted my support. As a businessman I know how to do it,they think my involvement as a producer will work," he said.However, when asked Amar said he would not act in thisyet-to-be-titled film. "I am not acting. I would take a star.We will look for a famous actor from the Marathi film industryfor this film," he said.
If all goes well, the film will go on the floors inAugust. The release will hopefully happen by the end of thisyear, he said.
Though the small screen brought name and fame to theactor, he said he is not keen on producing TV shows.
"It has been on my mind, but I don't want to runbehind channels. If I have some idea, I will bounce on them. Ithink films is an open market and anyone can release it andfor TV shows one has to run behind channels for telecast. Ithink films are more creative," he said.
But he is looking to produce Hindi films. "I will seehow our Marathi film fares. Producing a Hindi film isdefinitely in the pipeline... I want to be a producer. We arelooking into backing a Hindi film. But nothing finalised yet,"he said.
"I am working on a Marathi film. We will produce itand are looking to release it before Ganesh Chaturthi. We arein the scripting stage... after casting, the shooting willstart soon," Amar, who shot to fame with Kyunki Saas BhiKabhi Bahu Thi, told PTI.
"The subject of the film is amazing. It is acommercial masala entertainer. It has comedy, action. It willbe a Manmohan Desai kind of film," he said.
Amar feels Marathi cinema has a lot of potential andhe looks forward to explore it.
"Marathi films are doing well for quite some time.They are doing better than any other regional films. I mustsay good quality Marathi films are being made. The market isbig," Amar said.
"I know a couple of people, who have produced it andthey wanted my support. As a businessman I know how to do it,they think my involvement as a producer will work," he said.However, when asked Amar said he would not act in thisyet-to-be-titled film. "I am not acting. I would take a star.We will look for a famous actor from the Marathi film industryfor this film," he said.
If all goes well, the film will go on the floors inAugust. The release will hopefully happen by the end of thisyear, he said.
Though the small screen brought name and fame to theactor, he said he is not keen on producing TV shows.
"It has been on my mind, but I don't want to runbehind channels. If I have some idea, I will bounce on them. Ithink films is an open market and anyone can release it andfor TV shows one has to run behind channels for telecast. Ithink films are more creative," he said.
But he is looking to produce Hindi films. "I will seehow our Marathi film fares. Producing a Hindi film isdefinitely in the pipeline... I want to be a producer. We arelooking into backing a Hindi film. But nothing finalised yet,"he said.
