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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 14 (Ians) After winning rare reviews at the 29th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival for his Malayalam film, ‘Ozhuki Ozhuki Ozhuki’, director Sanjeev Sivan has announced his next project featuring Oscar winners Resul Pookutty and Keeravani.

Sanjeev has zeroed down on Zarina Wahab who will play a key role in what he has termed to be a horror comedy.

He told Ians that the film will start rolling from June and will be shot in Kerala and South Korea.

The camera is being handled by Manoj Pillai, sound by Pookutty, music by Keeravani, editor will be Sreekar Prasad while his wife Deepti Sivan will be the executive producer.

Sanjeev is the youngest in the popular film family based in the state capital city that includes his late father Sivan and his three sons: ace cameraman Santosh Sivan, directors Sangeeth Sivan and Sanjeev Sivan.

Sivan and Santosh are both National Award recipients.

Mumbai, April 16 (Ians) Actor Sanjeev Jotangia, who plays the role of Radheshyam Yadav in the show ‘Sapnon Ki Chhalaang’, spoke about his character, who is progressive as well as traditionalist, and also shared how he relates to his on-screen personality.

He shares: “Radheshyam Yadav’s character has intrigued me since the time I heard the script. A man in his late 40s, he is the definition of a bridge between two generations. So, when it comes his daughter, he believes in women’s empowerment through education. Yet, when it comes to sending his daughter to a new city, he is torn with concerns about her well-being away from home. My character is progressive, yet he is still a traditionalist.”

Sanjeev has acted in several TV shows like ‘Ram Milaayi Jodi’, ‘Sasural Simar Ka’, ‘Rangrasiya’, and ‘Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke’. He also worked in a movie, ‘Batla House’.

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Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who is known for directing ‘Aligarh’, ‘Shahid’ and the hit streaming series ‘Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story’, recently took to his Instagram and shared a post featuring celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor.

Hansal has directed the landmark Indian cooking show ‘Khana Khazana’ which featured the iconic chef simplifying the method of cooking for the masses back in the 1990s, and the ladies went gaga over the show more so, the memorable line by Sanjeev, “Bilkul wahi swad, jo mujhe bahut pasand hai (the same taste that I like)”.

On the occasion of Sanjeev’s birthday, Hansal uploaded a clip on his Instagram from a dinner meet-up at the chef’s place where the two men could be seen gorging on a delicacy and saying, “Bilkul wahi swad, jo mujhe bahut pasand hai”.

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