Naseeruddin Shah ready to direct 14th June 2005
20.00 IST
By Aparajita Ghosh
After years of acting in commercial and art-house films, actor Naseeruddin Shah has rolled up his sleeves to direct his first movie.
As learnt, the film will be about three couples who want to leave India and go abroad. The movie is tentatively titled Udaan.
While Irfaan Khan (of Maqbool and Rog ) was signed about a month back to play one of the male leads in the movie, latest reports reveal the movie’s remaining cast.
Speaking about his character in the film, Irfaan Khan told Mid-Day: “My character has a mother fixation…Naseersaab wants a much older woman to play my lover in the film.”
The film will be produced by Shabbir Boxwala. Its shooting will begin in Mumbai by July-end and in New York in September.
Naseeruddin Shah ready to direct
