Milan Talkies to transform Pratik
- IndiaGlitz, [Friday,July 09 2010]
HeÂs cool; heÂs stylish. But not for long Pratik Babbar has been asked to shed his urban image, to take up the role of a rural character for a film.
Titled ÂMilan TakiesÂ, the film is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and the story is about a small-town boy from UP who makes duplicate video films of famous blockbusters.
For his homework, Pratik has been asked to learn Hindi with Uttar Pradesh slang. Besides, he has been instructed to read a Hindi newspaper daily and watch Hindi plays and films with UP-Haryanvi heroes, and especially to take inspiration from Amitabh BachchanÂs character in ÂNamak HalaalÂ.
Initially this role was taken by Irrfan Khan, sources reveal. However during the shooting of ÂPaan Singh TomarÂ, the actor fractured his ankle. As a result he was replaced by Pratik. Dhulia said to have been impressed with his performance in ÂJaane Tu...Ya Jaane NaÂ, which made the director to offer his film to him.