Anurag Kashyap to adapt Mario Puzo's The Godfather
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oi-Kalyani Prasad Keshri
By Kalyani Prasad Keshri
Mario
Puzo's
novel
'The
Godfather'
is
now
going
to
be
made
in
Bollywood.
Renowned
filmmaker,
Anurag
Kashyap,
is
ready
to
adapt
the
1972
movie
by
Francis
Ford
Coppola.
Earlier,
Kashyap
had
re-written
the
Devdas
story
in
the
modern
context
for
Dev
D.
Anurag"s
upcoming
movie
is
titled
Gangs
of
Wasseypur,
which
is
based
on
the
coal
mine
mafia.
This
project
is
believed
to
be
the
most
ambitious
project
of
Kashyap
till
date.
Anurag
has
re-united
with
his
old
friend,
Manoj
Bajpai
and
has
he
has
been
signed
to
play
the
role
of
a
coalmine
owner.
His
character
is
modeled
on
Marlon
Brando's
Don
Corleone.
Veteran
actress
Shabana
Azmi
may
play
a
vital
role
in
the
film,
but
is
still
under
consideration.
The
cast
of
the
film
include
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
Piyush
Mishra
and
a
new
face.
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
is
supposed
visit
Dhanbad
secretly
in
order
to
research
on
his
character,
which
is
inspired
by
Al
Pacino's
Michael
Corleone.
Siddiqui
said,
“I
have
always
secretly
desired
to
play
a
role
of
Pacino's
someday.
It"s
a
dream
come
true
for
me."
Speaking
about
his
role,
Manoj
Bajpai
said,
“I
am
very
happy
that
Kashyap
is
writing
my
character
in
the
film
and
also
directing
it.
He
is
the
same
person,
who
wrote
Bhikhu
Mhatre's
role
for
me
in
Satya.
We
are
working
together
after
so
many
years,
which
is
exciting
in
itself."
UTV
is
producing
the
movie,
and
the
shooting
will
start
from
this
July
onwards.