Shooting in Lucknow and Benaras is an added bonus : Rishi Kapoor 

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor is excited to shoot in Benaras and Lucknow as he has heard “such great stories” about the cities.

 Excited for “Mulk”

• • Rishi, who will be visiting the cities for filmmaker Anubhav Sinha’s film “Mulk” soon, said :
  • “I have not done drama in a long time and when Anubhav narrated the film to me, I loved the concept of the film.
  • Shooting in Benaras and Lucknow will be an added bonus since I have heard such great stories about the cities.”
  • “This is a very encouraging thriller inspired by true events set in small-town India,” he added.
  • His former “Kapoor & Sons” co-star Rajat Kapoor will also play a role in the social thriller, which will star Prateik Babbar and Taapsee Pannu too.
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  • Rajat said: “I haven’t come across a script in over two years that has creatively excited me after ‘Kapoor & Sons’.
  • When I met Anubhav for the first time, I was quite impressed with the storytelling skills of ‘Mulk’.”
  • “I told him that this will be a brand new challenge as this film is something he has never attempted in the past.
  • It is a very unusual thriller that will make audiences sit up in their seats and take note,” he added.
  • Taapsee is looking forward to being a part of the film where she will get to play a “gritty character”.

• “The best part of doing a social thriller is you get a chance to present a story that’s
• been happening around all of us but no one really bothers to address it,” said the “Naam Shabana” actress.
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• “Mulk” will go on floors in October.