Power couple: Manisha Koirala will play Sanjay Dutt's wife in Prasthaa

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Sanjay Dutt has chosen the date of his
legendary actress mother Nargis Dutt's 89
birth anniversary to revive his home
banner. On June 1, the production house's
first film in seven years will roll. The film in
question is the Hindi remake of the 2010
Telugu political-family drama. The original
had dealt with politics at the grass root
levels that occur in the villages of India, the
corrupt political system and the nexus
between businessmen and politicians.
Now it is learnt that the Dutt has signed on
Manisha Koirala to play his wife in the film.
Apparently, Manisha has liked the script and
signed on the dotted line immediately. The
film, which is woven around the Biblical
concept that the sins of the fathers shall be
visited upon the children, will also star Ali
Fazal as Dutt's son and Amyra Dastur as Ali's
love interest.
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Coming back to the Manisha-Sanjay pairing,
it will be interesting to see these seasoned
actors sink their teeth into a film that deals
with themes like greed, ambition and
devotion. The pair had been first seen on
screen way back in 1992, in Feroz Khan's
action film Yalgaar. They went on to do
several films together, including Sanam,
Kartoos, Khauff, Baaghi and their last film
together, Afzal Khan's 2008 romance
Mehbooba.
The two have known each other for
decades, and are happy to be working
together again. Director Deva Katta, who
has directed the original as well, confirmed,
"Each character in Prasthaanam has a very
strong role to play for which we needed
actors with great calibre. When the team
came up with the idea of casting Manisha
for the part of Sanjay's onscreen wife, it felt
like the perfect match. I am looking forward
to directing them, especially since they are
coming back together after 10 years.
Deva Katta's original film had been a
commercial and critical success down
South. Nothing less is expected from the
Hindi version!

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