Mumbai March 22 (IANS) Actress Rajshri Deshpande who has been roped in to essay the role of writer Ismat Chughtai in upcoming movie Manto says she always wanted to be a part of the beautiful world that actress-filmmaker Nandita Das creates with her work.
It s an honour to be a part of a story so great. Just like my other projects Ismat Chughtai is not a character I m playing it s an emotional and mental state I m getting into Rajshri said in a statement.
She will start shooting end of March.
Being helmed by Nandita Manto is a biopic on late writer Saadat Hasan Manto. It will be tracing the life of Manto at the time of the India-Pakistan Partition. It features Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the prolific short story writer and Rasika Dugal essays his wife.
Rajshri says she is excited to be working with Nandita.
She puts a lot of heart in each of her stories. She creates a beautiful world with her stories and I ve always wanted to be a part of her world she added.
Rajshri says working with Nawazuddin is inspiring and she can t wait to get on the sets.
She said: He becomes the character he plays. You sometimes cannot differentiate between him and his character and that s what a great actor stands for. It s always a pleasure watching him all you need to do is immerse yourself in his experience.
Talking about her role Rajshri said: This personality Ismat aapa comes with so much baggage and I ll find myself lucky if I am able to portray even one percent of who she was. My name being associated with her in any way is a big deal in itself. She s always believed in never being ashamed of anything.
Her liberal views and thoughts on unspoken and taboo subjects is what draws me to her. She has been a voice for so many women all over the country only if we could live half the life she lived.
The film also stars Javed Akhtar and late actor Om Puri.
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Rajshri Deshpande eager to enter world of Manto
