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The film might star Irrfan Khan in the lead
role as Ali and Tabu to
play the role of Irrfan’s mother. It will be directed by Sanjeev Sivan.
One of the producers of the David Dhawan
film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan has acquired the rights of a book to be made into a
movie. The book titled Life, Bits and Pieces is written by noted film
journalist Ali Peter John.
?The book marks 50 years of my life,? said
Ali, ?It was written three years back and I cannot express the response I got
for it.? Ali went onto speak of the how the book came into being. ?It was
something that I had never imagined. I woke up at three in the morning and
started writing it. After I completed it my friend took up the responsibility
to get it published. He started a printing press just to get the book
published.?
And his friend was not the book?s only fan.
?M.F. Hussain was so impressed by the book that he painted the cover for it in
one night. The late Sunil Dutt said that the book should be released in a big
way so he himself organized a big function. It was attended by all the bigwigs
of Bollywood. The Marathi version of the book is going to be launched within
the next 10 days as well.?
Speaking about the book being made into a
film, he said that it will mostly be directed by Sangeeth and Santosh Sivan?s
younger brother Sanjeev Sivan. Talks are on with Irrfan Khan to enact the main
character?s role of Ali himself. Tabu has been approached to play the author?s
mother though nothing has been finalized as yet. Apparently, a Hollywood
scriptwriter has been assigned to write the screenplay for the film.
This casting is on the producer?s part, but
who does Ali Peter John feel would have been ideal to play his role in the
film? ?If Anupam Kher was
younger then he would have suited it properly. But I definitely would want
someone of his caliber.?
