Ghuggi (TV One) - Adnan Siddiqui, Hamza Firdaus, Amar Khan - Page 2

With two movies lined up for a summer release, hit on-going drama serials and another venture that's about to hit the television screens soon, seems like it's Adnan Siddiqui year.

And so HIP wanted to find out, how is Adnan going on about everything and still managing to churn out one intriguingly unique idea after another. Seeta Bagri and Pujaranboth are very new and unheard of concepts in our television industry and both fall under Siddiqui's production house, Cereal Entertainment. However, this time around we spoke to the actor on his next production titled Ghughi, that will also see him taking the lead.

"I had always wanted to do something classic like Ghughi. The word Ghughi is what we call Fakhtain Urdu. So when the idea for the play came to me, I didn't hesitate one bit in naming it Ghughi a Punjabi derivative, he says of the unusual title. "It is one of a few firsts for me too - I'm doing a lot of things for the first time in the serial. I've even learnt to ride a horse and sweep the heroine right off her feet too, he claims.

When asked about the script, Adnan mentioned that Ghughi is an adaptation of Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpaye and Sanjay Suri starrer Bollywood film, Pinjar. "It was such a classic that it had inspired me since I watched it. Such classical script, such timelessness to the story, so when I was thinking about my next venture, I asked myself, why not this? If we could pull this off as I have in mind, it'll come off great and that's just about what we want, he revealed.

"It has such a gripping script written by the extremely talented Amna Mufti, I asked her to work with me on the ideas we had regarding the script. Although an adaptation, we wanted Ghughi to stand out on its own and I'm certain with brains like her behind the script, you'll find Ghughi to be nothing short of a classic itself. And true to her name and fame, she gave me a script that required me to step up the game several notches and be ready to get things done, the likes of which even I hadn't done ever," Adnan, all praises for the writer.

We're quite taken aback by the choice of projects and subjects Cereal Entertainment chooses to deal with. There's something new to the table every time. We have yet to witness one project from Cereal Entertainment that is rather conventional. And so, we wanted to know what inspires Adnan with the stories he wants to tell.

"I vowed to myself that Cereal Entertainment would come out with projects that were not only different but a class apart. I want our name to become synonymous with innovative ideas and that's why we've always focused on matters that are yet to become common in our industry, he said with a great deal of pride. "We've gone at lengths with Ghughi. We have four tracks for the serial as well. Zehra Nigah has created magic for us and given us a few song, while Naveed Naushad has given us excellent music composition."