Noted
filmmaker
Ashutosh
Gowariker,
who
is
all
set
to
team
up
with
Hrithik
Roshan
again
in
next
project
'Mohenjo
Daro',
says
the
superstar
took
three
years
to
say
yes
for
the
period
drama.
'Mohenjo
Daro',
a
love
story
set
during
the
Indus
Valley
civilisation,
is
jointly
produced
by
Disney
and
Gowariker,
who
is
also
directing
the
film.
"It's
an
individual
choice,
interest
and
ability
to
stay
interested
and
keep
pursuing.
For
me
'Lagaan'
would
have
never
happened
without
Aamir
Khan,
similarly
without
Hrithik
I
could
have
never
made
'Jodha
Akbar'.
"And
also
Mohan
Bhargav
('Swades')
would
have
never
been
possible
without
Shahrukh
Khan.
The
same
was
true
for
Abhishek
as
Surya
Sen
(Khelein
Hum
Jee
Jaan
Sey).
So,
for
me
it
was
natural
that
I
waited
three
years
for
Hrithik
to
find
time," Gowariker
said
in
a
group
interview
here.
With
the
film,
Gowariker
is
launching
a
new
face,
Pooja
Hegde,
as
the
female
lead.
The
50-year-old
director,
who
launched
actresses
like
Gracy
Singh
and
Gayatri
Joshi
through
his
films,
said,
"The
character
needed
a
new
fresh
face
and
that's
why
Pooja
came
in."
'Mohenjo
Daro' is
scheduled
to
go
on
floor
in
November
this
year.
Currently
the
director
is
scouting
the
locations
for
the
film.
PTI