I will learn cabaret: Paoli Dam

While Vivek Agnihotri is planning a sequel to Hate Story, Paoli Dam will not be a part of the film. Sources say that she isn���t doing Vikram Bhatt���s Love Games ��� a film that was supposed to explore the issues of wife-swapping. Buzz is that the actor will be a part of Vikram Bhatt���s next production ��� a courtroom drama. Shooting of this film will begin in August.
Ask Paoli, who is in Mumbai now, about her Bollywood career and she says, ���I���ve some offers. I���m doing another film with Vikram though I can���t divulge its details now.���
But what���s exciting Paoli now is the offer to play a renowned cabaret dancer ��� Miss Shefali ��� in a film titledCabaret Queen by Gulbahar Singh. ���Miss Shefali was an extremely talented dancer. She can���t be compared to the likes of Silk Smitha. People used to queue up to watch Miss Shefali���s moves on the floor. She has also acted in two Satyajit Ray���s movies ��� Seemabaddha and Pratidwandi. I���ve never watched a live cabaret show but I���ll do all the necessary homework. Someone will be appointed soon to teach me authentic cabaret moves in Kolkata.���
Though the film attempts to showcase the ups and downs of her life, the final intention is to glorify Miss Shefali���s life. ���We also want to feature the men in Miss Shefali���s life. Care will be taken to respect the privacy of the men. I���ll be learning cabaret and have five dance numbers in this Bengali film,��� she says from Mumbai.
Meanwhile, the actor is also doing a contemporary adaptation of Suchitra Sen���s Deep Jwele Jaai. ���A Mumbai-based director, Saibal Mukherjee, will be directing a contemporary version of the movie. I have had preliminary discussions about the film,��� she says.
Incidentally, the Bengali Asit Sen film was remade in Hindi as Khamoshi. It had Rajesh Khanna and Waheeda Rehman in the lead and was based on a nurse���s story. A buzz had done the rounds a few years back stating that Jennifer Aniston had been approached to reprise Waheeda Rehman���s role in a Hollywood remake of titledSilence.
Though the film attempts to showcase the ups and downs of her life, the intention is to glorify Miss Shefali���s life. ���We also want to feature the men in Miss Shefali���s life. Care will be taken to respect the privacy of the men. I���ll be learning cabaret and have five dance numbers in this Bengali film,��� Paoli says from Mumbai.
Meanwhile, the actor is also doing a contemporary adaptation of Suchitra Sen���s Deep Jwele Jaai. ���A Mumbai-based director, Saibal Mukherjee, will be directing a contemporary version of the movie. I have had preliminary discussions about the film,��� she says. Incidentally, Asit Sen���s Bengali film on a nurse���s story was remade in Hindi as Khamoshi. It had Rajesh Khanna and Waheeda Rehman in the lead.
A few years back, rumour had it that Jennifer Aniston had been approached to reprise Waheeda Rehman���s role in a Hollywood remake of the film that was to be named as Silence.