Bollywood will Lajmi's Sex Trade Film 'Chingaari' Strike A Chord

15-02-2006 13:37

Lajmi first offered the powerful role to Bipasha Basu, Raveena Tandon and Preity Zinta. When they turned it down, she approached Sushmita.

The male lead was also offered to several top-notch actors like Akshay Kumar, Akshaye Khanna and Tusshar Kapoor. But none was willing to don the greasepaint for the soft, romantic character. So Kalpana settled for the lesser-known Anuj.

A slight rift was created between the director and the actress by leaks about a kissing scene. But the storm blew over as Lajmi sorted things out with Sushmita.

Lajmi's fans had been hugely disappointed by her poor craftsmanship in "Daman" and "Kyon?"

"Daman", which came in 2001, was the feeble tale of a suppressed woman where Raveena played the role of the exploited wife. But the film failed to offer any solutions to violence against women.

This was followed by "Kyon?" in 2003, which was also a disappointment. One hopes "Chingaari" has something better to offer.

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