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Bollywood debutante explores Manto's work for bold film
Updated On: 10 April, 2018 09:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Marathi filmmaker Samit Kakkad's maiden Bollywood project's cast includes Priyanka Bose, Santosh Juvekar, Ankit Raaj and Vaibhav Raaj Gupta among others
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Marathi filmmaker Samit Kakkad is set to make his Bollywood directorial debut with a film titled AscharyaF#*kIt, inspired by the writings of the late revered writer Saadat Hasan Manto. The film revolves around an unlikely love story where desire and greed intertwines the lives of a Bollywood star, his chauffeur, a prostitute and her pimp, read a statement."I wanted to bring Manto's complex characters to life on 70 mm but also wanted to tell a story that will keep contemporary audiences engaged. At the heart of it, 'AscharyaF#*kIt' is an unconventional love story and it is the idea of love that ultimately binds everything in the film," Kakkad said.
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