Magician PC Sorcar's daughter to debut in Rajkumar Hirani's next
- IndiaGlitz, [Monday,December 14 2015]
The renowned magician from Kolkata- Prodip Chandra Sorcar's daughter, Mumtaz Sorcar is to debut in Rajkumar Hirani's second production titled 'Saala Khadoos'. The movie 'Saala Khadoos' is a story of a rustic fisherwoman that will be played by Ritika Singh who Mahadhanvan's character, a retired boxing coach, groom's into a match winning boxer.
After auditioning over 100 girls, Rajkumar Hirani found the perfect fit for the role, Ritika Singh from the boxing ring. Hirani, casted a real life boxer instead of an actress, as he wanted to make it more realistic and raw in character. Mumtaz Sorcar is the granddaughter of Pratul Sorcar who will be playing the role of the Ritika Singh's sister in the movie. Mumtaz was so much in love with boxing that she started learning it in school as a kid; she also considers boxing as a true magical sport. Mumtaz learned her boxing techniques at Sports Association of India in Kolkata. Her boxing connection has got her first Bollywood debut with renowned producer, Raj Kumar Hirani and director Sudha Kongara.
Rajkumar Hirani was very keen on casting real life boxer's as the body language of a boxer is very different. The content oriented sports drama, Saala Khadoos will see R. Madhavan in the lead role. Madhavan who's imagery is known to be of a chocolate boy will be seen playing a Saala Khadoos in his awaited next. The actor's transformation of a boxer is much talked about.
Rajkumar Hirani confirms and adds, "I love magic and was delighted to meet PC sorcars daughter. The first thing I asked her when I met her was - teach me a few magic tricks. And she did." The Saala Khadoos is all set to release on 29th January, 2016.