More baloney from the man who has announced more films than he has made
Shekhar plans to return to his roots Shekhar Kapoor is back to where he actually belongs — Bollywood. The internationally-acclaimed director now wants to come out of the Elizabeth mode. Shekhar is seriously thinking about making Bollywood films with desi actors. The last Hindi flick he made was Mr India and we hear he is planning to make a film called Mantra. This one will be a complete masala film, based on magic and supernatural forces. Shekhar promises that it will be the next biggest thing after Mr India. “I am planning to cast Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role. Let’s see if it works out, I have seen the boy’s work and he has immense potential,” says Shekhar. For the lady lead, he is considering Deepika or Sonam, but is yet to finalise anyone. “I might cast a completely new face, but I’m yet to decide on that,” he says. Sources say Shekhar is persuading Javed Akhtar to write his film’s script. Mail Today, January 15th, 2008
