Ram Gopal Varma who last directed the prolific Manoj Bajpayee in Satya 25 years ago, is excited about collaborating with Manoj again.
Sharing details, Ramu tells me, “It’s called Police Station Mein Bhoot. It is a horror comedy. I have written it myself, and we will start in June. Manoj plays a cop who accidentally kills a criminal who comes back to haunt him as a ghost. The idea is, where does the cop hide when he is pursued by a criminal? Let’s see if the audience finds it funny. This is a new genre for Manoj and me. We start shooting in June. Besides Manoj, I can only confirm Abhishek Banerjee at the moment. I think he completely owned the first half of Stree. I have signed a newcomer for the ghost’s role. I don’t want to reveal his name at the moment.”
Ramu’s fights with Manoj during Satya are part of movie folklore. “It’s bound to happen when two creative people join hands. Neither will remain quiet when he wants to speak. I don’t think Satya would have been the film it is if we hadn’t argued. I think it was at the screening of Satya when it was completed twenty-five years ago. That’s when we decided we must work together again.”
