Delnaaz Irani to play a Parsi in a film for the first time

The fact that certain communities are often typecast, had stopped

Delnaaz Irani

away from playing a Parsi on the big screen. However, the actress, who is a Parsi herself, is all set to portray a character from her community for the first time in Milind Ukey’s Marathi film, '

Monsoon Football

'. The movie will also feature the 'Chak De!' India girls, Sagarika Ghatge, Vidya Malvade and Chitrashi Rawat.

Delnaaz says, “After playing a Parsi character on the show 'Batliwala House Number 43', I avoided such roles. I have always felt that Parsis are portrayed as caricatures, not as real characters. I have a meaty role in this film, it’s not just a comic element. My role requires me to play football. Though it is challenging, we’re practising hard.”

...Meanwhile,

Amrin Chakkiwala

to do a Gujarati film
Currently seen on '

Mitegi Laxman Rekha

', Amrin Chakkiwala is all set to foray into regional cinema with the Gujarati film, 'The Reunions'. The story revolves around friendship and how a reunion changes the lives of a group of friends. She says, “I said ‘Yes’ to this film, because its cast and crew is a team of young people. I play one of the eight main characters, who were part of a band in college and reunite after 10 years.”