Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has postponed the shooting of his film, starring Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan, citing health concerns of the two actors.<\/p>\n
While Irrfan has been diagnosed with a severe case of jaundice, Deepika’s back injury, which the actor suffered while filming “Padmaavat” has resurfaced, the director said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n
The shooting for the film was expected to start from next month in Nepal.<\/p>\n
“I am pushing back the film by a few months as both of my lead actors are down with different health problems. Irrfan is down with jaundice and it will take him a few weeks to recover and Deepika Padukone’s back problem which had previously developed during the shooting of Padmaavat has now resurfaced.<\/p>\n
“Her role in the film is very physically demanding and the doctor has advised her not to do any strenuous work for a couple of months… I want both of them to be strong and fit before we start the film,” Bhardwaj wrote.<\/p>\n
The director also clarified that the film is not based on underworld don Sapna Didi’s life. He, however, asserted that her story was initially a reference point to the subject.<\/p>\n
Produced by Prernaa Arora’s KriArj Entertainment, the movie is an adaptation of S Hussain Zaidi’s book “Mafia Queens of Mumbai”.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the movie was said to be based on the life and times of Ashraf Khan, popularly known as Sapna Didi, who was a feared name in the underworld.<\/p>\n
“I would also like to clear that the film is still untitled and is not based on Rahima Khan\/Sapna Didi’s life. Yes, it’s a takeoff from the story Femme Fatale from Hussain Zaidi’s book ‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai’ but as we worked on this idea, the story and screenplay have taken on a new identity and shape which is nowhere close to the above-mentioned names. Hence, it’s definitely not a biopic,” Bhardwaj wrote.<\/p>\n
He added the look tests of the main leads have come out “exceptionally well”.<\/p>\n
“In the past few weeks, I felt like I was back in the days ‘Maqbool’ while prepping with them. Deepika and Irrfan’s look tests have come out exceptionally well.”<\/p>\n
While this is Deepika’s first film with Bhardwaj, Irrfan would reunite with the director for the fourth time, after “Maqbool”, “7 Khoon Maaf” and “Haider”.<\/p>\n
Deepika has previously worked with the actor in “Piku”.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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