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Amid rumours of movie with Shah Rukh Khan, Madhur Bhandarkar says he’s nonetheless looking for his Ghalib: ‘The script is ready, but I am yet to revisit it’

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Madhur Bhandarkar will flip his gaze in direction of sand mafia in his forthcoming movie Inspector Ghalib however he’ll give it a twist of motion and humour. The filmmaker says although he has completed writing the script, he has not begun taking a look at casting, at the same time as stories are doing the rounds that he had pitched the movie to celebrity Shah Rukh Khan.

In an interview with indianexpress.com, Madhur Bhandarkar says he couldn’t discover the time to give attention to Inspector Ghalib as he was tied up along with his newest OTT launch Babli Bouncer and was ending his film India Lockdown.

“Right now, the film’s script is definitely there. But I have still not revisited it because I was busy with India Lockdown and Babli Bouncer. Now when I get these two movies released this year, I will then revisit it again and see (how it goes).”

Bhandarkar, recognized for helming exhausting hitting dramas, says Inspector Ghalib, which remains to be on the lookout for an actor to be solid within the titular position, will shock the viewers because the movie is a mixture of large scale motion and quirky comedy.

“I’ve two scripts prepared, together with this. From 2018-2019, I used to be engaged on three scripts, however out of the blue the lockdown occurred. Now I’ll revisit within the coming 12 months, let me see who my Ghalib shall be. He is a really flamboyant, one liner spouting humorous character.

“At the same time, it has a very elaborate action, which adds a different dynamic to the film. It is a completely different shift for me also. After watching the trailer of Babli Bouncer, I was told, ‘Oh you made a film like this,’ so I don’t know what will happen after Ghalib,” he provides.

Madhur Bhandarkar just lately noticed the discharge of his newest Babli bouncer, a comedy headlined by Tamannaah Bhatia. The movie launched on September 23 on Disney Plus Hotstar in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and obtained combined opinions.

Shah Rukh Khan, in the meantime, is gearing to return to display screen 4 years after his final movie Zero with Yash Raj Film’s actioner Pathaan. Directed by Siddharth Anand of War fame and in addition starring Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, Pathaan will launch on January 25, 2023.