“Unlike Dharavi, which is a planned slum, Malavni just happened. People and communities from all across Mumbai who were rendered homeless just converged on this slum. So to begin with, it was more a refugee camp than a slum,” said Arora.
Arora, who worked closely with Ram Gopal Varma before breaking loose, will be shooting the film on location in Malavni and also recreating key scenes and situations on sets.
“But the game of carrom will preside over the goings-on, just as it does in the slum. Lakhs of rupees go into betting over the game. Carrom is a way of life in Malavni,” explained Arora.
The rest of the vast cast is now being worked out. But Vidya Malvade from ‘Chak De India’, model Nicolette Bird and south Indian actress Padma Priya have been finalised.
Chandan, like Shimit Amin, who made a terrific hockey film after leaving Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Factory’, is all set to give another game a hand up.
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