Kangana Ranaut turns co-writer for Simran; tweaks it from dark thriller to slice-of-life comedy
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Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 26, 2017)
Kangana Ranaut is making her
writing debut with Hansal Mehta's upcoming comedy-drama, Simran. Though
she had reportedly penned some scenes for Vikas
Bahl's Queen which earned her a National Award for Best Actress, this is
the first time she will be officially listed in the credits as
co-writer with Hansal's regular script-writer Apurva Asrani. The actress
has in the past done a screenplay writing course in New York. Buzz is,
when Mehta approached the actress for the film she loved the character
so much that she decided to co-write with Apurva.
Hansal told Mirror, “Kangana is an incredible talent and I'm happy that
she with her collaboration has helped make Simran a fun family film.
I've been very impressed with her since Queen and even more so because
she collaborated on the script of that lovely film. I'm thankful that
after Queen we have a similar collaboration in our film.“
Extolling her writing talent, he continues, “Of course Kangana must write. She is sharp, instinctive and has a great sense of character.“
Hansal has had a long association with Apurva who has penned Shahid (screenwriter-editor) and Aligarh (story, screenplay, dialogue, editing) for him. He was the script advisor and editor on Citylights as well. You wonder if Apurva is upset and the director insists that there were no issues with him on the subject of sharing writing credits with Kangana. “Apurva is a fantastic talent and we've all come together to make a wonderful film. We have made films together in the past and done work that we're very proud of. I have a lot of regard and love for him and his talent. The credits were shared with grace, dignity and respect for each other as artistes and our commitment to making Simran a special film experience,“ he asserts. Speaking about his experience of working with Kangana, Hansal says he intends to collaborate with her in the near future, “Working with Kangana was intense and satisfying. She is a fine artiste and a unique talent who is deeply involved in the process of filmmaking. This is a new journey in my career, one that I'm always going to remember. My producing partner, Shailesh Singh, and I have offered to co-produce Kangana's directorial debut. It's going to be superbly compelling. I'm still finding that script I can make next with her, maybe a Simran sequel?“
On the subject of Simran, Hansal isn't willing to divulge much except to say that many are expecting the film to be a crime-thriller. “What we have is a really fun, slice-of-life drama with a character that everybody will totally love,“ he signs off.
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Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; April 26, 2017)
After a tryst with dialogue writing for her 2014 National Award-winning film, Queen, Kangana Ranaut will once again be credited as a writer in her next release, Hansal Mehta’s Simran.
Reveals the actress, “When Hansal (Mehta, director) came to me with the script of Simran, I was intrigued. It was essentially a dark, gritty crime thriller. Together we sat down and tweaked the script to make it a slice-of-life comedy. It is gracious of them (Hansal and Co.) to credit me as a writer for the film.”
In the film, Kangana plays a Gujarati girl, who heads to California and gets involved in small-time criminal activities. Her character is apparently inspired by an Indian-origin nurse, Sandeep Kaur, who earned the moniker ‘Bombshell Bandit’ for a spate of robberies in the US in 2014. “I am a typical Arian wanting to do everything in this world. My bucket list extends beyond films. I want to act and direct like [Charlie] Chaplin. It’s an intrinsic personality trait. In the near future, you will also see me write a book. I will be found growing apples in an organic farm someday. I have a lot of interests, which I need to fulfill in this lifetime. There’s a constant fear that one day I will die and there will be way too many things I won’t be able to accomplish. I have it all calculated,” Kangana adds with a guffaw.
She continues, “ Even if I live till 80, I know I won’t be able to learn to bake well enough. I will still not able to learn knitting. I will rather focus on the many books I have to read and the movies I have to watch. I have planned everything but realistically speaking, there isn’t enough time. Sometimes I feel I want to do too much and there isn’t enough time for it. I am born to do a lot, and I know I will.”
Extolling her writing talent, he continues, “Of course Kangana must write. She is sharp, instinctive and has a great sense of character.“
Hansal has had a long association with Apurva who has penned Shahid (screenwriter-editor) and Aligarh (story, screenplay, dialogue, editing) for him. He was the script advisor and editor on Citylights as well. You wonder if Apurva is upset and the director insists that there were no issues with him on the subject of sharing writing credits with Kangana. “Apurva is a fantastic talent and we've all come together to make a wonderful film. We have made films together in the past and done work that we're very proud of. I have a lot of regard and love for him and his talent. The credits were shared with grace, dignity and respect for each other as artistes and our commitment to making Simran a special film experience,“ he asserts. Speaking about his experience of working with Kangana, Hansal says he intends to collaborate with her in the near future, “Working with Kangana was intense and satisfying. She is a fine artiste and a unique talent who is deeply involved in the process of filmmaking. This is a new journey in my career, one that I'm always going to remember. My producing partner, Shailesh Singh, and I have offered to co-produce Kangana's directorial debut. It's going to be superbly compelling. I'm still finding that script I can make next with her, maybe a Simran sequel?“
On the subject of Simran, Hansal isn't willing to divulge much except to say that many are expecting the film to be a crime-thriller. “What we have is a really fun, slice-of-life drama with a character that everybody will totally love,“ he signs off.
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Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; April 26, 2017)
After a tryst with dialogue writing for her 2014 National Award-winning film, Queen, Kangana Ranaut will once again be credited as a writer in her next release, Hansal Mehta’s Simran.
Reveals the actress, “When Hansal (Mehta, director) came to me with the script of Simran, I was intrigued. It was essentially a dark, gritty crime thriller. Together we sat down and tweaked the script to make it a slice-of-life comedy. It is gracious of them (Hansal and Co.) to credit me as a writer for the film.”
In the film, Kangana plays a Gujarati girl, who heads to California and gets involved in small-time criminal activities. Her character is apparently inspired by an Indian-origin nurse, Sandeep Kaur, who earned the moniker ‘Bombshell Bandit’ for a spate of robberies in the US in 2014. “I am a typical Arian wanting to do everything in this world. My bucket list extends beyond films. I want to act and direct like [Charlie] Chaplin. It’s an intrinsic personality trait. In the near future, you will also see me write a book. I will be found growing apples in an organic farm someday. I have a lot of interests, which I need to fulfill in this lifetime. There’s a constant fear that one day I will die and there will be way too many things I won’t be able to accomplish. I have it all calculated,” Kangana adds with a guffaw.
She continues, “ Even if I live till 80, I know I won’t be able to learn to bake well enough. I will still not able to learn knitting. I will rather focus on the many books I have to read and the movies I have to watch. I have planned everything but realistically speaking, there isn’t enough time. Sometimes I feel I want to do too much and there isn’t enough time for it. I am born to do a lot, and I know I will.”
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