Subhash Ghai to co-produce Sunny starrer 
By Reshma Kelkar, August 17, 2007 - 14:27 IST
It’s a known fact that the writer of Apne, Neeraj Pathak will be co-directing a film with Sunny Deol titled ‘The Man’. Sunny was quite impressed with the script written by Neeraj Pathak and decided to produce as well as co-direct it under his banner of Vijeta Arts.
But before this film Neeraj is starting another film again starring his favourite actor Sunny Deol. “That film is titled Right or Wrong and will also star Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma and Isha Koppikar in it”, reveals Neeraj. “I’ll also turn a producer with this film. This will be the first film under my production company Icon pictures where Kishan Chaudhary and I are partners.”
But a more interesting fact about the film is that Subhash Ghai is co-producing it under his banner of Mukta Arts. “Yes, that’s true”, confirms Neeraj. “Subhash Ghai and I go back a long way. I started my career as a scriptwriter with his film Pardes. And today he is co-producing my film. It’s really a nice feeling. I started as a writer for Subhashji and now we are partners”, smiles the writer-turned-director.
But how did this association happen? “Subhashji saw Apne and liked my work. He approached me while I was already working on Right or Wrong. We met and he decided to produce this film in our first meeting itself. Working again with Subhashji is like a dream come true”, explains Neeraj Pathak.
So what is Right or Wrong about? “Right or Wrong is an action thriller; rather you can call it a mind game thriller. In our life sometimes we have to choose between right and wrong. Things that are right for you can be wrong for others and vice versa. This film is about situations that compel us to take these decisions”.
So with two films in his hands, how does his schedule seem to be in the coming months? “Right or Wrong will start in September while The Man will begin early next year in January”, says Neeraj. “Apart from this I will also write the script for Anil Sharma’s forthcoming film which will be comedy thriller. He plans to start this film in June next year”
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