Actress-singer-producer Priyanka Chopra is now rolling with a Bengali-Marathi bi-lingual, Nalini, which will be dubbed in Hindi, reports Mumbai Mirror. This comes after Bam Bam Bol Raha Hai Kashi in Bhojpuri, Ventilator in Marathi, Sarvann in Punjabi, the yet-to-release Sikkimese film, Pahuna and Goan film, Little Joe.
Nalini, a period-romance will recreate Rabindranath Tagore's real life romance. Back in 1878, when the Nobel laureate was 17 and staying with Dr Atmaram Pandurang Turkhud at his Mumbai-home, Tagore fell in love with his 20-year-old daughter, Annapurna. She had just returned from England and since she was well-versed with English etiquette and the language, she became his tutor.
An intimacy developed between the tutor and the student, as the classes progressed. It was Annapurna's insistence, The Bard of Bengal gave her the name Nalini, and immortalised her in a poem he wrote for her and set to music too. However, Tagore's father did not approve of his lady love and the liaison ended. Two years later, Annapurna married a Scot, Harold Littledale, and the couple left for England.
"It was a platonic love story and the film will narrate it from the point of view of a young student, who visits modern-day Santiniketan and sees a picture of Annapurna captioned 'Nalini,'" says director Ujjwal Chatterjee, a National Award winner, whose wife Sagarika has written the film. "Casting is in progress and the film is expected to go on the floors by October," he added.
The tabloid further reported that initially, the film was supposed to be titled Sound of Silence, named after the Simon and Garfunkel's classic. Sagarika informed that they had started writing the film in 2011 and it was expected to be a larger story with Tagore's first love as only a part of the narrative. "But when we met Madhu Chopra (Piggy Chops' producer mother) around two years ago, they wanted to know how much of the story was factually accurate and true. I showed them my research and they agreed to produce the film. It has since materialised into a saga of unrequited love," Ujjwal told the tabloid.
Madhu Chopra said, "Priyanka wants good stories to reach audiences. Nalini has great potential and is an entertaining subject. We're happy to be associated with it."
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