At
the
moment
Madhuri
Dixit
is
more
bothered
with
her
son"s
upset
tummy
than
playing
Mrs.
Gandhi.
For
the
last
two
days
we"ve
been
hearing
about
Madhuri
playing
Mrs.
Indira
Gandhi
in
a
2-part
biopic.
But
Madhuri
has
not
given
her
consent
as
yet.
Far
from
it.
Speaking
from
her
home
in
Colorado,
Madhuri
says,
“The
thing
is,
Krishna
Shah
approached
me
for
the
role.
He"s
very
keen
that
I
do
it.
He
came
home,
met
me
and
showed
me
all
the
research
that
he
had
done.
I
was
impressed
by
his
preparation.
But
nothing
has
been
finalized.
We"re
still
in
negotiation."
The
ever-cautious
actress
was
last
seen
in
Yashraj
Films
lukewarmly
received
Aaja
Nachle.
The
director
Krishna
Shah"s
enthusiasm
is
understandable.
But
so
is
Madhuri"s
guardedness.
Playing
Mrs.
Gandhi
won"t
be
easy
even
for
an
actress
of
Madhuri
Dixit"s
stature.
And
we
aren"t
talking
about
the
challenge
of
portraying
the
powerful
personality.
The
challenge
would
be
to
get
the
Congress
and
Mrs.
Sonia
Gandhi"s
approval.
Jagmohan
Mundhra
tried
making
a
film
on
Sonia
Gandhi.
His
efforts
were
deadlocked
by
the
ruling
regime.
Two
years
ago,
N
Chandra
was
to
direct
Manisha
Koirala
as
Mrs.
Indira
Gandhi
in
a
project
entitled
Indira
Gandhi
A
Tryst
With
Destiny.
It
never
happened.
Krishna
Shah
had
last
directed
the
low-budget
Hard
Rock
Zombies
for
the
American
market
in
1985.
His
only
feature-film
in
Hindi
Shalimar
in
1978
was
a
box-office
bomb.
Madhuri
at
this
stage
in
her
career
when
she
is
well
settled
in
life
wouldn"t
like
to
venture
out
into
camera
range
unless
she
is
absolutely
sure
of
the
project.
Says
Madhuri,
“I
still
have
to
decide.
Mrs.
Gandhi
is
my
idol.
At
school,
I
remember
impersonating
her
for
a
fancy-dress
competition.
However
many
other
factors
besides
the
bigness
of
the
character
go
into
making
of
a
movie.
There"re
many
considerations
to
be
gone
through
before
I
decide.
Like
I
said,
he
(Krishna
Shah)
is
keen.
Everything
has
to
fall
into
place."
She
continues,
“My
decision
would
depend
on
where
it
would
be
shot
(since
the
Madhuri
can"t
keep
away
from
her
sons
for
too
long)
and
how
long
it"d
take
to
shoot
the
film.
Also,
who
are
the
other
actors
in
the
project.
The
casting
is
very
important.
Because
one
would
want
large
sections
of
the
audience
to
see
the
film." Tell
Madhuri
we
are
eager
to
see
her
back
on
screen
and
she
rewards
you
with
her
trademark
bubbling-brook
laughter.
“There
are
offers.
It"s
very
sweet
of
people
to
want
me
back.
But
I
can"t
jump
into
anything."