Mumbai, September 07: Bollywood damsel Kangana Ranaut plays the character of real NDTV journalist Barkha Dutt, the movie will be produced by Sohail Maklai and directed by Mani Shankar.
A daily tabloid confirmed the news and informed, “Kangana is quite excited about playing a journalist for the first time. Sanjay Dutt and Irrfan Khan are the two key characters from different walks of life who come together to raise Rs 32,000 crore in two hours. Kangana, who has a great fashion sense and is known to always experiment with her roles, is very excited about her different look in the film. She will cut off her trademark tresses and sport a short hairstyle to look like Barkha Dutt. ”
Kangana is not the first actress whose character is based on Barkha Dutt. Preity Zinta who played a journalist in “Lakshya” also confessed that she’d drawn a lot of inspiration from Barkha. Kangana Ranaut is even planning to trim her hair on the lines of Barkha’s hairstyle.
—Agencies