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'Hawaizaada' director explores love story in new film

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IANS Mumbai

Filmmaker Vibhu Puri, whose debut movie was "Hawaizaada", is ready to start his next film, tentatively titled "Ustaad".

"My next film is a contemporary love story set in today's date. It's a slice-of-life kind of a film. It's an unusual love story about personal relationships. If things go well, I will start shooting for the film by April," Puri told IANS.

The director said he is negotiating to cast a few actors, whose names will be officially announced in a "few more days".

Puri is an assistant director with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. His debut directorial "Hawaizaada", starring Ayushmann Khurrana, was inspired by the biography of scientist Shivkar Bapuji Talpade.

 

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First Published: Jan 19 2016 | 4:20 PM IST

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