Yet untitled, the film will be directed by Mahesh Mathai and jointly produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Ronnie Screwvala.
A Mahesh Mathai directorial, the film’s script has been written by Anjum
Rajabali, Yet untitled, it will be jointly produced by Siddharth Roy
Kapur and Screwvala under their banners Roy Kapur Films and RSVP Films
respectively.
There were reports that Bhumi Pednekar has been signed opposite Shah
Rukh in the film, reportedly titled Saare Jahaan Se Achcha but Ronnie
said an official announcement will be made soon.
“We are doing that film with Shah Rukh Khan. We should begin it by
February or March next year, but we haven’t announced the female lead
yet,” Ronnie told PTI.
The producer, who has also backed Sushant Singh Rajput-Sara Ali Khan
starrer Kedarnath, said going forward he wants to be more involved in
each and every project he is a part of.
“This time around there is no compulsion. I can do three movies a year,
or six. Telling the stories I want to tell is most important. That’s
what I’m going to focus on, bring deeply involved with everything, from
cast and script. That’s the plan,” he said.
Ronnie was speaking on the sidelines of the 20th edition of Jio MAMI
Mumbai Film Festival, where his Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota had its India
premiere.
The producer said when he was approached by director Vasan Bala, he understood the filmmaker’s vision.
“If you look at the script and read it, at that stage you might get
question marks- what, why and how is this happening. For me to work with
Vasan in the long term was very important. I understood the vision and
decided to back it.
“With this kind of movie you think what more we can do to make it more
mainstream. So the music came on to some different level and the cast
was already perfect,” he added.
The film chronicles the story of a young man born without pain receptors
who longs to defeat 100 opponents in a kumite tournament.
The action-comedy recently bagged People’s Choice Award in the Midnight
Madness section at Toronto International Film Festival and received an
overwhelming response at its India premiere.
But for Ronnie, who plans to release the film theatrically early next year, the real test would be audience reaction.
“The real response and test is when we go out commercially. The response
at TIFF and the award was lovely. Even here, nobody wanted to get up
from their seats. We had such a lovely response,” he said.
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