Bollywood
actors
Sanjay
Dutt
and
Bipasha
Basu
will
star
in
the
Hindi
version
of
an
upcoming
Bengali
wildlife
thriller
film.
With
the
veteran
Nitish
Roy
as
director,
Gehra
Paani
will
have
Dutt
play
a
mad
scientist
who
creates
a
genetically
evolved
crocodile
with
individual
intelligence
but
becomes
a
target
of
a
gang
of
hunters
wanting
to
capture
the
unique
reptile
for
their
lucrative
business.
The
film's
first-time
producer
Avik
Bagchi,
who
runs
the
diversified
Prayag
Group,
told
PTI
that
the
Bollywood
duo
are
expected
to
shoot
at
a
film
city
in
the
Maoist-infested
Jungelmahal
area
of
West
Midnapore
district,
where
a
giant
100
foot
long
crocodile
has
been
created
using
pyrotechnics
and
CGI.
This
will
be
the
first
venture
from
Tollywood
where
such
advanced
digital
technology
and
special
effects
have
been
used.
The
crocodile
is
a
lovable
one
and
is
blessed
with
intelligence
just
like
dolphins.
The
unconventional
take
on
the
reptile
is
an
attempt
to
challenge
the
crocodile's
image
of
a
stealthy
cold-blooded
predator
and
create
awareness
about
the
conservation
of
our
wildlife
habitat,
Bagchi
said.
In
Bengali,
the
film
will
be
known
as
Jole
Jongole
where
Mithun
Chakraborty
plays
the
lead
along
with
Ashish
Vidyarthi
and
Tinnu
Anand.