Ranbir, Anushka in period film
- IndiaGlitz, [Tuesday,March 13 2012]
ItÂs the season of classic era... Films like ÂOnce Upon A Time In MumbaaiÂ, ÂThe Dirty PictureÂ, ÂLootera are all taking inspiration from the bygone times. HereÂs the latest oneÂ
Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma have been roped in for Anurag KashyapÂs next venture which is said to be a period film. Ranbir and Anushka are paired up for the first time in this thriller film which is titled ÂBombay VelvetÂ.
According to sources, the film is adaptation of a research book Mumbai Fables, by Gyan Prakash a noted historian and Professor of History at Princeton University, who did the semi-fictional study of Bombay in the sixties.
Talking about RanbirÂs role in the film, sources said that the actor plays a hero of the masses in the 1960s. Incidentally, it is the fist time he is portraying a biographical character.
Apparently when Kashyap asked Ranbir to read the book, the latter said to have been quite impressed with it and gave his nod for the project right away. Ranbir has requested some time till October to prepare for his screen character and after which the film will go on floors.
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