Shakti Samanta and Mithun have teamed up in the past for a Hindi-Bengali film called “Aar Paar” and “Khwab”.
What makes this project interesting is the casting of TV star Rohit Roy as the gangster’s conniving accountant.
“It’s a comic role. And I’m very excited about trying my hand at comedy for the first time. Also, because of the banner. I freaked out on Shakti-da’s Rajesh Khanna classics like ‘Aradhana’, ‘Amar Prem’ and ‘Kati Patang’.”
In fact, a lot of Rajesh Khanna’s mannerisms are discernible in Rohit’s performances.
“Yes, that must be because my mother was a big Rajesh Khanna fan. She must have watched all his films repeatedly while she was carrying me.
In fact, when I was shooting with Anju Mahendruji she’d often tell me I reminded her of Rajesh Khanna ji (Anju and Rajesh Khanna were together for many years). So now it feels great to be working with a banner that’s done so much memorable work with Rajesh Khanna.”
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