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The much-awaited biopic ‘Kamal Aur Meena’, based on the immortal love story of legendary cinema actress Meena Kumari and renowned filmmaker Kamal Amrohi, has been in the news for the last two years. Since the official announcement of this film in the year 2024, fans have been waiting for its shooting to start. However, due to no update for a long time, there were speculations that this project has been shelved. Now the film’s producer Siddharth P. Malhotra has broken his silence on this entire matter and has revealed the real reason behind it.
Focus is on Parineeti Chopra’s web series
According to director Sidharth P Malhotra, a major reason for the delay in the work on Meena Kumari’s biopic is her current project. These days he is completely focusing on the upcoming web series starring Parineeti Chopra. Parineeti Chopra, who has shown her excellent acting skills in films like ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ and ‘Saina’, is now going to enter the world of OTT. The name of this suspense-thriller series being produced by Siddharth was earlier decided as ‘Talaash: A Mother’s Search’, which has now been changed. ‘Doubt’ Has been done.
This series will have a total of 8 episodes, which is being planned to be released on Netflix soon. The special thing is that after reading the powerful 210 page script, Parineeti immediately agreed to this project. Apart from Parineeti, experienced actors like Jennifer Winget, Soni Razdan, Anoop Soni and Tahir Raj Bhasin will also be seen in important roles in this series.
Why is Meena Kumari’s biopic stuck?
Talking about Meena Kumari’s biopic ‘Kamaal Aur Meena’, Siddharth P Malhotra has made it clear that this project has not been stopped, but the reason for its delay is its big budget and perfect casting. The film will be a period drama based on the golden history of the 1950s to 1970s, which will showcase the ups and downs of almost 20 years of relationship between Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari on the big screen.
The total budget of the film is Rs 50 to 60 crores or more. The producer believes that such a huge budget requires actors with big and global appeal who can fully recoup the investment at the box office. The search for the right star cast and big producers is still going on, due to which the shooting of the film is taking time to start. However, it is a relief news for the fans that the project of ‘Kamaal Aur Meena’ is still alive and when the right time comes, it will definitely hit the theaters.