fantasticguy
11-07-2005, 01:05 AM
After the likes of Tabu ( Chandni Bar ), Madhuri Dixit ( Devdas ), Kareena Kapoor ( Chameli ) having tried their hands at playing challenging roles of bar dancers or prostitutes, it’s Sushmita Sens’s turn now. In Kalpana Lajmi’s Chingaari , the Diva of Bollywood executes the role of a sex-worker.
Chingaari is adapted from a book authored by Bhupen Hazarika, fifteen years ago. It’s a love story of a postman and a prostitute, and is set on the Bhutan-Assam border.
Sushmita was not the first choice for this role. Director Kalpana Lajmi had first offered the role to Bipasha Basu, who turned it down almost immediately. She then approached Raveena Tandon. Raveena was keen to be a part of the movie but the actress got married and became a busy mother. After that Kalpana asked Priety Zinta. Preity declined the offer saying that she had already played a prostitute in a film. This role was meant to be Sushmita Sen’s.
Sushmita reduced her market price by 50 per cent for Chingaari .
Actor Karan Nath was to play the postman in the film. But due to the project being delayed, and with him having got an offer to act with Amitabh Bachchan in another film, he and Kalpana parted ways amicably.
The postman’s role was also offered to Akshay Kumar, Akshaye Khanna and Tusshar Kapoor. But nobody was willing to don the soft, romantic character. So Kalpana settled for a lesser-known actor, Anuj.
Chingaari’ is made in a modest budget of Rs. 4 crores.
Chingaari is adapted from a book authored by Bhupen Hazarika, fifteen years ago. It’s a love story of a postman and a prostitute, and is set on the Bhutan-Assam border.
Sushmita was not the first choice for this role. Director Kalpana Lajmi had first offered the role to Bipasha Basu, who turned it down almost immediately. She then approached Raveena Tandon. Raveena was keen to be a part of the movie but the actress got married and became a busy mother. After that Kalpana asked Priety Zinta. Preity declined the offer saying that she had already played a prostitute in a film. This role was meant to be Sushmita Sen’s.
Sushmita reduced her market price by 50 per cent for Chingaari .
Actor Karan Nath was to play the postman in the film. But due to the project being delayed, and with him having got an offer to act with Amitabh Bachchan in another film, he and Kalpana parted ways amicably.
The postman’s role was also offered to Akshay Kumar, Akshaye Khanna and Tusshar Kapoor. But nobody was willing to don the soft, romantic character. So Kalpana settled for a lesser-known actor, Anuj.
Chingaari’ is made in a modest budget of Rs. 4 crores.