Deven Bhojani to play male lead in OTT movie starring Parineeti Chopra
In February, Parineeti Chopra teased her followers on Instagram by sharing an image with actor Deven Bhojani. Naturally, it aroused curiosity across the venture. Now, months later, now we have the reply, and from the horse’s mouth. Speaking to mid-day, Bhojani reveals that the 2 have teamed up for an OTT movie, which sees him because the lead reverse Chopra. Inform him that’s an on-screen couple we didn’t see coming, and the actor elaborates, “We share a special equation within the movie. It’s not a hero-heroine equation. However we’re enjoying the 2 lead characters.”
Latest reviews prompt that Chopra was headlining an OTT movie helmed by debutant director Dhruv Tripathi. Bhojani is tight-lipped in regards to the director and additional particulars relating to the yet-untitled film. All he’s keen to share is that the movie just isn’t a comedy, a style he has favoured over his 38-year profession. That, and about his co-star.
(From left) Deven Bhojani with Parineeti Chopra. Pics/Instagram
The actor admits that earlier than the movie went on flooring, he was skeptical about how Chopra can be as a co-actor. “Earlier than the shoot, I wasn’t certain [how things would pan out] as a result of she is a giant Bollywood star, and right here we have been enjoying the leads within the movie. So, I judged her just a little earlier than assembly her,” he smiles. All his doubts, nonetheless, went out the window the second they met. “We gelled from day one. I believed to myself, ‘Yeh toh ekdum cool bandi hai’. She is down-to-earth. We might gossip, giggle out loud, and we helped one another give our greatest.”
The OTT movie comes as the newest addition in Bhojani’s pursuit of net choices. He has loved a golden run on tv not solely as an actor, but in addition as a director — having helmed the a lot beloved exhibits, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, and Sumit Sambhal Lega — however he’s now single-mindedly specializing in digital leisure. The actor reveals that he has one other net venture within the pipeline. “I’m main a middle-aged love story.
OTT creators know my expertise and flexibility. I’m loving dabbling in several genres,” he says.
