KJo’s no-song flick on terrorism
MUMBAI:
Filmmaker Karan Johar is breaking away from larger-than-life family soaps and fairytale romances. For a change, he will make a reality movie about terrorism called Khan without songs. The movie will star Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. Terrorism is too grim a subject to be associated with a Karan Johar movie. But, this time around, the filmmaker has opted for the real world. Though Johar refused to divulge the details of the script, the buzz doing the rounds in Bollywood says the movie will be essentially about “Islamic terrorism” post-9/11.
“Terrorism is a reality of our time. We cannot afford to shut our eyes to it. I am taking this film as a challenge,” Johar told the media.
Shah Rukh will play the role of a peace activist who, after being kidnapped by the terrorists, has a chance to see their “causes” from their point of view.