Hrithik hasn’t walked out of ‘Kabaddi’, says Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

There were reports which stated that Hrithik Roshan has walked out of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s upcoming project ‘Kabaddi’ due to creative differences. However, these reports are not true, confirmed the director. Mehra said, “There is nothing like that.” He further said, “This is a wonderful thing, before I know things, media knows everything. Next time I will ask a journo what I should do.”

Further speaking about the project, he said, “Script writing is something I enjoy, but it is also very tedious and slow process. Sometimes it can take you 2 years, ‘Rang De Basanti’ took me five years to write and get it right. Yes, I am working with Ronnie Screwvala and I think we should be ready with the script in a year or so, from today and then we will decide about shooting.” (Also Read: Guru-chela moment, dance face-off and more: Here’s what to expect from Hrithik-Tiger movie)

He then spoke about his next project which revolves around female sanitation from the perspective of an 8-year-old boy. Said Mehra, “Film is progressing, shooting is over now, and the movie is titled ‘Mere Pyaare Prime Minister’. In the film, there is an 8-year-old boy, who writes a letter to Prime Minister of India asking him few questions and make some requests. And then goes all the way to Delhi, to hand him the letter. He is raised by a single mother in the film, her name is Sargam, played by Anjali Patil, and he wants to make a toilet for her mother. The movie will release anywhere between February to July 2018.”

In real life too, the filmmaker is an active participant for the YUVA Unstoppable Initiative wherein he dedicates his time to build toilets in different parts of the country. Speaking about it, he said, “Today is Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2) and Lal Bahadur Shastri’s day also, so wanted this campaign of ours, under which we are building toilets across the nation, so we have tried to do something special here in this school. We painted the school, provided toilet facilities, drinking water facilities, we started this sometime 4-5 years ago and now this has gathered a good momentum.”

That’s indeed a good initiative by the filmmaker. Only if every common man too partakes in such initiatives, the country will become a better place to live in.

Inputs from IANS

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