New delhi: Sanjay Dutt will soon be seen in debut director Aarambhh Singh’s romantic thriller ‘Malang.’
The movie, with Dutt in the lead, will see him again joining hands with filmmaker Omung Kumar and Sandeep Singh of Legend Studios and T-Series’ Bhushan Kumar, after ‘Bhoomi.’
Speaking on ‘Malang,’ the 57-year-old actor said, “I have always believed in the passion of newcomers and fresh talent. I observed Aarambhh since he was the assisting Omung during Bhoomi.
When he narrated Malang to me, I looked at Sandeep and said I am hooked. The layering of my character and the plot, the setting of Varanasi has me most excited about this project.”
Aarambhh, who assisted Omung in ‘Bhoomi,’ is super excited to direct Dutt in his directorial venture and said,”It’s a huge opportunity to direct Sanjay Sir and have him be the hero of my film. I am very grateful to him for letting me direct a great star like him.
It’s a dream true. I am also very thankful to Sandeep sir and Omung sir for showing immense faith in me and giving me this chance to showcase my talent.”
Dutt, who has been careful in selecting films for the longest time, is excited to be part of ‘Malang’ as this gives him an opportunity to encourage new talent.
Producer Bhushan Kumar, on this note, said, “Sanjay Dutt has been an absolute pleasure to work with and our relationship with Legend Studios goes back a long way. T-Series always believes in backing new talent and exciting projects and Malang is all of that and more.”
‘Malang,’ set in Varanasi, will go on the floors this December.
ANI