Lucknowite Durgesh Pathak to shoot debut film in his hometown

With a lot many films being shot in the city over the past few years, it has surely become a favourite destination of Bollywood filmmakers. Now, it's the turn of debutant director and Lucknowite Durgesh Pathak who will be shooting his film in his hometown. Starring Ashutosh Rana, Aman Verma, Jaideep Ahlawat and Rituparna Sengupta, the untitled film will be shot entirely in Lucknow in December this year.
The film, which also stars several actors from the city including Tia Bajpai of 'Haunted' fame, Nandini Singh who was seen in 'Ek Aur Ek Gyarah', 'Saharsh Kumar Shukla' whose was seen in 'Rangoon' and Neetu Pandey of 'Shorgul' fame, has been written by Lucknowite Dilip Shukla, acclaimed writer of films 'Dabangg','Ghayal' and 'Damini', to name a few. Though the story was conceived by Pathak himself, it is being written by Shukla. The film deals with women-centric issues and will have local artists as well as a local production team.
(L) Durgesh Pathak (R) Tia Bajpai (BCCL)
Durgesh, who is making his debut as a director has also done cinematography for various commercials and other short films in the past. Talking about the storyline of the film, Durgesh shares, "The film deals with women issues like marital rape and how women deal with such issues in real life. It highlights not only the problems women face when they go out of their homes but also what happens with them behind closed doors."
"We are planning to go on floors from mid-December, the dates along with the title of the film will be finalised soon. The shooting is expected to go on till January 25. It was a herculean task for me to make this dream come true as I have been planning this film for years. Finally, the dream is coming true and with so many big names being associated with the film, I am hopeful that it will create a lot of buzz," says Durgesh.
By Abhishek.Shukla2@timesgroup.com
(L) Ashutosh Rana (R) Rituparna Sengupta (BCCL)