Veteran Shabana Azmi to cast in Chef Vikas Khanna's next directorial venture
The yesteryear actress Shabana Azmi shall don a new role in her untitled upcoming venture. Though the name is still under the wraps, the news that has managed to flow is the film is helmed by chef turned director Vikas Khanna, and Azmi will be seen in the role of a New York based chef.
Masterchef Vikas Khanna’s directorial debut The Last Color is accruing accolades all across the world. Apparently, Khanna, who is an ardent Shabana Azmi fan, convinced her to play a chef on condition that he teach her to cook.
“Shabanaji can’t cook to save her life. So when I offered her the role of a chef Shabana laughed off the offer saying it was like she was playing a Bharat Natyam dancer, since she has two left feet," laughed Khanna.
But Vikas assured her he would ensure she looked convincing in the culinary sequences. So she agreed. They shot the entire film before the lockdown but decided to keep the project under wraps until Vikas’s first film The Last Color was out.
Meanwhile, The Last Color directed by Vikas Khanna was released on Amazon Prime Video recently.
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