
The comedy that Bhupathi will produce with Raveena in the lead is being described as a "Delhi Belly without the expletives but still with the anything-goes mood speed and dialogues."
The film goes on the floors later this year and will be directed by Neerav Ghosh whose debut film Soundtrack featuring Rajeev Khandelwal as a deaf DJ, is on release.
Neerav's film that Bhupathi has asked Raveena to do is an absolute antithesis.
Says a source, "Mahesh has known Raveena for the longest. When he read Neerav Ghosh's script he fell in love with it. It's madcap zany crime caper comedy and requires a housewife as its main protagonist. Mahesh and his director thought Raveena was perfect for the part. Raveena who has never done a full-on comedy was not too sure to begin with but Mahesh and Neerav convinced her. And also, Raveena's other heroine-centric film Sudipto Chattopadhyay's Shobhana 7 Nights got pushed forward a bit, hence Raveena agreed."
The crazy comedy would also feature Boman Irani and Aditya Panscholi.
Refusing to comment on the project, Raveena said, "I'm getting very interesting offers. This is a very important time for women actors in Bollywood. We have Vidya Balan doing The Dirty Picture, Bebo (Kareena Kapoor) in Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine. I am very clear about doing substantial parts and only when my children don't need me to be around all the time."
Director Neerav Ghosh confirms, "It's a black comedy about mistaken identity, gangsters, conmen, missing bag of money. And yes, Raveena is on."
Strangely, Mahesh Bhupathi denied he's producing this project.
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