Now an epic love story for Imtiaz Ali

Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali has already moved on to his next, after receiving critical acclaim for his movie ‘Highway’ . He will be the creative head of a movie that is to directed by Ravi Jadhav a known name in regional cinema . Jadhav had garnered rave reviews for his Marathi films including the National Award winning ‘Natarang’. Now Jadhav is all set to foray into Bollywood in collaboration with Ekta Kapoor.

According to sources, Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Motion Pictures is financing Jadhav’s directorial debut in Bollywood. It is to be an adaptation of ‘Laila Majnu’s’ love story. That will be extensively shot in Kashmir . “Although there have been speculations about Jadhav directing a sequel to Timepass, it’s actually an epic love story on the lines of Laila-Majnu that he is planning next.”

Sources further added that Imtiaz Ali will be the creative head . “He has loved the script and will oversee the production. However, they are yet to lock the cast.”