If you thought that Anurag Kashyap and John Abraham were off after ‘No Smoking‘, then it’s time for you to think again. After having two major productions on the roll ‘Dev D‘ and a project on the comic series Doga, Kashyap has signed John for his next venture ‘Bombay Velvet‘.
Kashyap said, “John character is based on a real life hero of the masses from the 1960s. It’s a triller based on real incidents. The idea was developed over the last four years with inputs from several renowned individuals including history professor Gyan Praksash.”
Kashyap also said, “I haven’t worked on this kind of a budget before. I want to be sure of the script. After No Smoking, John and I want to make sure our film is accessible to the audience. I analysed myself and now i know where i had gone wrong with my earlier films. I am working on my weak points. I tend to get repetitive. So i had two writers who criticised me the most for No Smoking scripting Bombay Velvet”. Bombay Velevet will be produced by TV18 and will also star Naseeruddin Shah and Kay Kay Menon.
Currently Kashyap is all set for his new version of Devdas which he percieves as the bridge between Saratchandra Chatterjee’s Devdas and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas. Kashyap has connected the newspaper stories to the character of Devdas to explore things that motivate the youth.
I really do find John as a potential comedian. but giving him a lead may not go down very well. “NO Smoking” as you know went down in smokes.