Manjot Singh in Yogaraj Bhat’s Bollywood debut

It’s been eight months since Kannada director-lyricist and now actor Yogaraj Bhat moved to Mumbai chasing a Bollywood dream. And it now appears that everything is on track for his debut in the Hindi film industry. Bhat will start shooting for his yet-to-be-titled film in February and has zeroed in on Fukrey actor, Manjot Singh to play the lead. “The producer duo of B Suresha and Shylaja Nag will be behind this film, which we had initially called Helmet.But that title is already with someone else, so we will start shooting as an untitled film, till we find something suitable,” says Yogaraj.
As for the female lead, Yogaraj tells us that auditions are currently on in Mumbai to find the right girl. “Prakash Raj and Om Puri will play pivotal roles,” he says. But ask him about his extended absence from Sandalwood and the filmmaker counts his losses. “I have had to sacrifice a lot to get to this point. There were opportunities to make films with Sudeep and Yash, but I had to forego that. I’m looking forward to make my B-Town debut now,” he says.
— Contributed by Sharanu Hullur and Mahesh H