Ishaa Koppikar in Lajmi's next
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IndiaFM
Saturday,
November
18,
2006
After
Ash
playing
Umrao
Jaan,
Ishaa
Koppikar
is
set
to
play
the
role
of
a
courtesan
in
Kalpana
Lajmi's
next
untitled
film.
The
film
is
based
on
a
popular
novel
Sanyasi
Aur
Sundari
set
in
the
Ashoka
era.
According
to
Lajmi,
the
essence
of
the
film
is
not
dance
but
the
position
of
women
in
the
society
in
those
times.
She
adds
that
the
courtesans
in
those
days
were
not
treated
prostitutes.
Instead
they
were
intellectually
bright
and
artistic,
getting
more
respect
than
a
Maharani.
The film will be shot in one schedule in April next year. Lajmi is currently hunting for the right locations in Bikaner. She says that she has a tight budget and cannot afford to have lavish sets. Lajmi is however highly impressed by Ishaa. She says that Ishaa is very intelligent and the kind of actor who surrenders completely to the director which happens rarely these days. Ishaa on the other hand is not at all affected looking at Umrao Jaan's fate at the Box Office. She says that she is happy trying different roles that will prove her versatility.
Kalpana Lajmi's Chingaari starring Sushmita Sen released early this year. The film however was in news mainly due to the issues between the director and the actors rather than its content.
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