Acclaimed screenwriter Nikhil Mehrotra, known for Dangal, Chhichhore, and Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, is all set to venture into the world of direction.
His directorial debut will be a slice-of-life film with Mona Singh leading.
A person close to the project told Mid-Day that Mehrotra has been contemplating direction for a while.
And now he is ready with his latest script, which he found personally resonant.
Director Nitesh Tiwari’s 2019 comedy Chhichhore clocked 5 years on September 6. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, the film featured a cast led by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Sharma. Prateik Patil Babbar, Tahir Raj Bhasin and Naveen Polishetty were also a part of the movie. As Chhichhore turned 5, Varun Sharma, who played the role of Gurmeet ‘Sexa’ in the film, walked down memory lane and shared a slew of “special” BTS moments from the film sets on Instagram. He also paid tribute to his co-star Sushant Singh Rajput who essayed the character of Aniruddh Pathak aka Kammo in the film.
As ‘Chhichhore’ celebrates 5 years of its release, actors Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Sharma took to social media to fondly remember their late co-star, Sushant Singh Rajput, and the unforgettable memories from the film’s set.
