After ‘Zero’, Aanand L Rai to collaborate with Rajkumar Santoshi for his next?

Filmmaker Aanand L Rai is now gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Zero, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in the lead but it seems he is already eyeing his next project. 

As per a report in Mid-Day, Aanand has brought Rajkumar Santoshi, whose last cinematic outing was 2013 film Phata Poster Nikla Hero, on board to helm a film under his banner. An insider revealed to the leading daily, “Aanand sir had the outline of a human drama in mind and he couldn’t think of anyone better than Santoshi to direct it. He thought it was a story right up Santoshi’s alley, and one can draw parallels between the storyline and his earlier films like Damini [1993] or Ghayal [1990]. He gave Santoshi a call and a meeting later, the filmmaker was on board.”

Moreover, confirming the news, trade analyst Taran Adarsh too took to Twitter to share the news and wrote, “Now this is BIG NEWS… Rajkumar Santoshi and Aanand L Rai join hands for a film project… Santoshi to direct a film for Aanand’s production outfit Colour Yellow.”

Now this is BIG NEWS... Rajkumar Santoshi and Aanand L Rai join hands for a film project... Santoshi to direct a film for Aanand’s production outfit Colour Yellow.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 3, 2018

Apparently, Rajkumar Santoshi has already given his nod and revealed to the daily, “Aanand and I and have a great connect and mutual admiration for each other’s work. I am happy to take this ambitious project forward with him.” Aanand  L Rai too shared his excitement on collaborating with the ace filmmaker and said, “I have grown watching Rajji’s films and now, working with him is an honour. ”

Meanwhile, the film is expected to go on floors later this year and is slated to release by mid-2019.