Kangana flew to Bengaluru to woo Nawaz for her film ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’
Kangana Ranaut, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur attend the trailer launch event of their upcoming Indian Hindi-language movie Tiku Weds Sheru in Mumbai on Wednesday. AFP
Kangana Ranaut, who has produced the upcoming made-for-OTT film “Tiku Weds Sheru,” has shared a hilarious story about roping in Nawazuddin Siddiqui for the quirky romantic drama.
Kangana, Nawazuddin and Avneet Kaur headlined the trailer launch of “Tiku Weds Sheru,” the maiden venture of Manikarnika Films.
Talking about approaching Nawazuddin for the role of Sheru, Kangana said: “I was looking for his number and people were telling that he won’t sign anything for the coming five years, and he won’t even talk to anyone, but I thought he might sign if he hears something that he might like. Somehow, I got his number, and I messaged him that I wanted to meet him.”
Recalling her search for her hero, Kangana continued: “Nawazuddin was in Bengaluru, and he asked me to come over, and I did. He was surprised that I actually went to Bangalore to meet him. I told him I have a script, and he was like, now that you are here, who needs a script, we will do a film. That was the entire conversation I had with Nawazuddin for ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’.” Helmed by Sai Kabir and produced by Kagana Ranaut, the film also features Vipin Sharma and Zakir Hussain in lead roles. It will stream on Prime Video from June 23.
Meanwhile, the trailer was unveiled on Wednesday. The trailer showcases the story of two aspiring actors who get married. As per the trailer, the movie looks rather like a mix of a Bollywood rom-com with black comedy, having a bit of a similarity to “Delhi Belly.”
Somewhat satirical in nature, the movie is also well produced with great lighting and sound design. The dialogues in the trailer are also lighthearted, and the one which sticks out most is, “Big risk, big life. No risk, no life,” said by Nawaz. The movie, while having a solid story, does not seem to take itself too seriously with the actors clearly having a good time.
The official synopsis of the movie reads: “Sheru and Tiku are marginalised souls from the underprivileged strata of society. They are ambitious for a better life, but life has different plans for them. Shiraz, popularly known as Sheru, hails from Bhopal, a small-town in India. Sheru comes to Mumbai in search of a better life.
Kangana, who serves as the creative producer on the film, said in a statement: “Tiku Weds Sheru” is a very special film for me, as it’s the first title under Manikarnika Films. This is the first time I took charge as a producer and I absolutely enjoyed the process. It was a challenging-yet-enriching experience for me.”
“The film is directed by Sai Kabir Srivastva, and it features the very talented actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur, who is all set to make her debut in films, as a lead actor. I hope the audience will shower love on the film,” she added. In the meanwhile, Nawazuddin also visited Faculty of Performing Arts Academy in Gujarat where he started his journey in performing arts.
Indo-Asian News Service
