Did you know that Omung Kumar did not intend to direct ‘Bhoomi’?

As soon as his tenure in the jail got over, Sanjay Dutt was bombarded with film offers. He, however, chose Omung Kumar’s ‘Bhoomi’ as his comeback vehicle over others. The reason probably lies in ‘Bhoomi’ being driven by strong content, which is as well relevant to the present time of familiar crisis.

But not many might know that Omung initially had no plans to direct the film and stepped in only as a producer.

“Initially I went to Sanjay sir along with Sandeep (Singh, writer and one of the producers of the film) to narrate few stories that we had. Out of them, Sanjay showed interest in ‘Bhoomi’. He liked the script and he wanted it to be his comeback film. We were so happy to know that.”

“Then, he asked me if I would like to direct the film — who would say no to that? Directing Sanjay Dutt is a dream for any director. So I said yes. It is an honour for me to work with him,” he said. (Also Read: ‘Bhoomi’: The making of ‘Will You Marry Me’ is a madcap affair)

The filmmaker has earlier worked with Priyanka Chopra in ‘Mary Kom’ and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in ‘Sarbjit’. But with ‘Bhoomi’, he promises to give us a version of Sanjay Dutt that we’ve never seen before.

“He is playing his age and the role is highly performance oriented. I offered an actor a role that he has never done before, something that will be marked as iconic for the next 10 years of his journey as a performer,” he added.

Also starring Aditi Rao Hydari, ‘Bhoomi’ releases on September 22nd.

[Inputs By IANS]

Ranjini Maitra

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