Inkaar

After being noticed and appreciated in Prakash Jha’s Chakravyuh, Arjun Rampal has done it yet again; this time in Sudhir Mishra’s <em>Inkaar</em> that released on 18 January (2013). In the film Arjun plays Rahul Verma, the CEO of an advertising agency, effortlessly and has managed to keep the audiences on the edge with his undying charm. The actor has left the critics stunned with his role in the film.

Starring <strong>Arjun Rampal, Chitrangda Singh</strong> Directed by <strong>Sudhir Mishra</strong> Rating: <strong>****</strong> <em>Khamoshiyan awaaz hain labzon mein bass inkaar hai</em>.....Sameer Anjaan’s evocative lyric and Shamir Tandon’s compelling composition follows you out of this searing scathing relentless probing drama on work-ethics in corporate places. This is one occasion when you don’t mind being stalked.

A report doing the rounds is that filmmaker Sudhir Mishra has edited out a long lingering kiss between Arjun Rampal and Chitrangda Singh in <em>Inkaar</em>. Says a source, “There is a love-making sequence, a very long a torrid one between Chitrangda and Arjun, which culminates in a lingering intimate smooch. When Sudhir saw it on the screen he decided to cut the kiss off.”

Sudhir Mishra is embarrassed by the stories in the papers on Tuesday morning stating he got into a scuffle with bouncers at a mall in Pune on Monday. Says the mortified moviemaker. “I’ve never got into a scuffle with anyone. It just so happened that we were at this very crowded mall where the bouncers couldn’t control the crowds. One of them pushed me. He didn’t recognize me and probably thought I was a fan of Chitrangda. If someone pushes you, don’t you push him back? It was no big deal.”

While Arjun Rampal is busy with the promotions of his upcoming film Inkaar directed by Sudhir Mishra, the rumor mills seem to be working overtime, spreading baseless stories about him. Preferring to keep away from such rumors, Arjun recently tweeted rubbishing the news on the speculation about his equation with the Khans. The tweet stated, “Read a ridiculous article in a daily tabloid. Absolute hog wash bullshit, advice the newspaper to go play ur games elsewhere. Donk journalism at its best.”

It’s a triumphant home-coming for the National award winning actress of Dastak. Rehana Sultan, the trailblazer who ushered in a sexual revolution with her boldly-defined portrayal of the assertive woman in many films directed by her late husband B R Ishaara, is back in the limelight. She plays Chitrangda Singh’s feisty mother in Sudhir Mishra’s <em>Inkaar</em>. So impressed is the director by the actress’ command of the medium after so many years that that he has decided to cast her in a much meatier role in his next.