Actor
Anuj
Saxena's
production
house
Maverick,
which
is
going
to
launch
Chirag
Paswan,
son
of
Ram
Vilas
Paswan,
Union
Minister
of
Chemicals,
Fertilizers
and
Steel,
has
signed
Tanveer
Khan
to
direct
this
untitled
romantic
film.
Tanveer
Khan
is
a
dialogue
writer
turned
film
director
who
directed
Madhoshi
(John,
Bipasha)
and
Deadline-Sirf
24
Ghante
(Irrfan
Khan,
Konkona
Sen
Sharma
and
Rajit
Kapoor).
He
has
in
the
past
penned
hit
films
like
Jigar,
Suhag,
Ishq,
Yeh
dil
ashiqaana
and
Rishtey.
After
Riteish
Deshmukh,
Chief
Minister
Vilas
Rao
Deshmukh's
son,
it
is
the
second
entry
into
Bollywood
from
a
politician's
house.
The
film
is
expected
to
go
on
the
floors
by
July
this
year.
Speaking
about
it
Anuj
says,
"Tanveer
is
a
good
director
and
the
script
of
the
film
is
very
good
and
would
be
the
ideal
launch
pad
for
Chirag".
Director
Tanveer
Khan
says,
'It's
a
privilege
to
be
associated
with
a
production
house
like
Maverick
and
to
direct
the
debut
film
of
Chirag
Paswan
is
no
less
than
an
achievement
for
me
as
who
wouldn't
like
to
direct
a
potential
star"
The
casting
for
the
film
is
in
the
process.
Story first published: Thursday, April 3, 2008, 14:41 [IST]