Anil 'Gadar' Sharma's Son Utkarsh To Make His Bollywood Debut On Raksha Bandhan This Year
Gadar director Anil Sharma's son Utkarsh to make his film debut with Genius and the film hits theatres on August 24 this year. Read on to know more...
Anil Sharma who is popular for making Gadar, is all set
to be back with his next directorial - Genius. The film will mark the debut of
his son, Utkarsh.
Utkarsh
Genius will now hit theatres during the Raksha Bandhan
weekend on August 24.
Speaking exclusively to SpotboyE.com about Utkarsh, Anil
had said in an interview, "He was doing a 4-year comprehensive course
which involved direction, acting, editing, photography and many other aspects
of film-making. My son has always been good at academics. He excelled in Maths
and Science in school."
Gadar Poster
Added Anil, "80 per cent of his scenes in Gadar
(where Utkarsh was a child artiste) did not require a retake. I knew from then
that he had it in him to make it as an actor. Meanwhile, I was hearing in the
US that many directors in India are finding it tough to sign the younger crop
of actors. As it is I wanted to get back, so why not launch my own son? I
returned to India and started scripting his first foray into Bollywood. It is
going to be called Genius. It is my script--- but Utkarsh was definitely
involved at every stage of writing. Trust me, I was at his college function in
the US a few months ago, and I was told that the film he had made as a part of
his course was the best among the lot."
Actors like Priyanka Chopra & Dharmendra had wished
Anil when he started making the film.
Genius is a story about an intelligent boy, inspired by
Lord Krishna. He is born in Vrundavan and tops at Gurukul. The film has been
shot in Mathura mostly and a stint was also shot overseas. The film also stars
Nawazuddin Siddiqui (antagonist) and Mithun Chakraborty.
Image Source:Instagram/Utkarsh
