Years ago, Vishal Bhardwaj had gone to
Sanjay Leela Bhansali with a script about
reincarnation which he wanted Bhansali
to direct. That film never happened. But
now both the distinguished filmmaker's
destinies are joined in a strange way. They both are all set to direct films on
two different female gangsters based on
the same source material.
Both the filmmakers have secured
filmmaking rights from chapters out of S.
Hussain Zaidi's bestseller about female
gangsters Mafia Queens Of Mumbai.
While Vishal Bhardwaj would soon be
making a film based on Zaidi's account of Ashraf Khan alias Sapna, the gangster
whose only mission in life is to eliminate
her husband's killer Dawood, Sanjay
Leela Bhansali would be directing a film
based on the life and crimes of female
gangster Gangubai Kothewali, the dreaded female crime lord who is known
as 'The Madame of Kamathipura'.
Interestingly, both the films on female
gangsters by Bhansali and Bhardwaj are
expected to go on the floors at the same
time next year.
Says our source, "Bhansali is as
fascinated by Gangubai's life as
Bhardwaj is by Ashraf Khan. The
important thing is the principal casting.
Both the directors have gone into other
projects before taking on Hussain Zaidi's female gangsters' stories because
they're still searching for the right
actress. In the next couple of months,
they would crack the casting."
In the meanwhile, another filmmaker
Shashi Ranjan is already halfway
through his bio-pic on another female
gangster Archana Sharma. Ranjan
confirms he is shooting Sharma's story
with Mahima Chowdhary in the lead.
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