Director
Imtiaz
Ali
is
ready
to
face
the
camera
again
and
this
time
for
director
Sushil
Rajpal,
who
initially
wanted
to
cast
Ali
in
his
latest
release
Antardwand.
Rajpal
is
now
ready
with
his
next
project
Old
Monk
and
has
assured
to
cast
the
39
year
old
director
turned
actor
Imtiaz
Ali
of
Jab
We
Met
fame.
Sushil
Rajpal
wanted
Imtiaz
to
play
the
lead
role
in
Antardwand,
which
was
based
on
a
real
life
tale
of
kidnapping
in
Bihar.
However,
Ali
was
filled
with
his
directorial
venture
at
that
time
and
could
not
act
in
that
movie.
Ali
was
an
integral
part
of
the
promotion
for
the
film
Antardwand.
He
got
dressed
like
a
groom
for
the
promotion
of
Rajpal"s
movie,
which
has
already
received
National
Award.
The
movie
Old
Monk
will
show
the
smart
and
polished
Imtiaz
in
a
new
light.
The
Old
Monk
moves
between
Bihar
and
Mumbai.
Imtiaz
had
earlier
made
a
cameo
appearance
in
the
2004
movie
Black
Friday
by
Anurag
Kashyap.
He
will
also
be
seen
in
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Kareena
Kapoor"s
upcoming
movie
Ra
One.
In
2008,
the
director
Imtiaz
Ali
gave
the
blockbuster
hit
Jab
We
Met
starting
Kareena
Kapoor
and
Shahid
Kapoor
and
he
got
nominated
for
the
'best
director" in
the
'Filmfare
Awards".
Now,
who
knows
he
might
bring
home
a
'best
actor"
award
with
this
new
movie!