Madhur Bhandarkar hopes to revive shelved 'Inspector Ghalib' with SRK
What's the story
Acclaimed filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has expressed his desire to revive his shelved project, Inspector Ghalib. In an interview with Pinkvilla, he revealed that discussions for this film with Shah Rukh Khan took place prior to 2018. "Woh rakhi hai picture maine (I have kept that film). It was a very good script. I always wanted to make that film," he shared. Do you know about Inspector Ghalib? If not, read ahead.
Film details
Bhandarkar shared insights into 'Inspector Ghalib's plot
During the interview, Bhandarkar delved into the plot of Inspector Ghalib, describing it as a captivating story about a police officer in Uttar Pradesh. He said, "It was a beautiful subject about a cop in UP; woh world accha tha (it was a good world). Woh hua nahi; baad me pandemic aa gaya (It didn't happen; the COVID-19 pandemic came later), then we lost contact."
Revival hopes
'I'll work on it; I may revive it someday...'
Despite the initial setback, Bhandarkar is hopeful about reviving Inspector Ghalib. He said, "But definitely I'll revisit some time. I would like to make that subject. It's an action-packed film but in a real zone. It's a very topical subject." "I'll work on it; I may revive it someday. One day if I feel I should make Inspector Ghalib, definitely main banaunga (I will make)."
Upcoming projects
Bhandarkar revealed 2 new projects in development
Meanwhile, Bhandarkar is also working on two other scripts. He revealed, "One is a very hard-hitting Mumbai story, a beautiful subject." For the second project, Wives of Bollywood, he wants to delve into how spouses in the film industry deal with the challenges and changes. Elaborating on his second project, Bhandarkar said, "It's not real life, but yeah, definitely it's been inspired or derived from a lot of people." He described Wives of Bollywood as "Page 3 on steroids."