Filmmaker Dinesh Vijan and Rajkummar Rao are all set to collaborate on a new film, a horror comedy, titled Rooh Afza, a leading daily reports. Set in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad, Rooh Afza is based on a folk legend as the plot is based on female ghosts attempting to keep grooms awake during their first night after their respective wedding. “At the same time, the chudail is trying to put him to sleep with a lullaby. It is believed that if a groom dozes off, she proceeds to possess his bride in a bid to make his marital life hell. The film is a laugh riot all the way while at the same time, talk of the legend and the spirit will have you looking around yourself, wondering if she is anywhere close by,” Dinesh told the daily.
Rajkummar Rao photographed in Mumbai
In Rooh Afza, Rajkummar will play a “self-proclaimed hero who is a bit of a fool” as per the report in the daily while Dinesh said that his character in the film will be as engrossing as that in his 2018 film Stree. “Even though it is named after the refreshing summer drink, Rooh Afza, there is nothing sweet about it,” Dinesh added. Varun Sharma, best known for his role of Choocha in Fukrey, stars as Rajkummar’s accomplice in Rooh Afza. The film will be produced by Dinesh and Fukrey director Mrighdeep Lamba. Rooh Afza will begin filming in May while the director and female lead of the film is expected to be announced soon.
Varun Sharma photographed in Mumbai
Dinesh Vijan’s Stree, starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, was also a horror comedy, and fared well at box office and was also applauded by critics upon its release in August 2018. Rajkummar Rao, last seen in Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, will appear next in Mental Hai Kya and Made in China.
