Vivek Agnihotri heads to Rajasthan for Freedom

After directing adult film "Hate Story", Vivek Agnihotri has wielded the megaphone for socio-political saga "Freedom" and is headed to Rajasthan to shoot the second schedule of the movie.

"I am currently shooting for 'Freedom'. I have almost finished the portions that had to be shot in Mumbai. Now we are set to go to Rajasthan for the second schedule. The major portions will be shot in Rajasthan and later we will shoot some portions in Delhi, " he said adding that "once I am done with 'Freedom', I will soon start shooting for 'Hate Story 2'".

Freedom is Agnihotri's most ambitious story. Set in the 1970s to 2000 in New Delhi, the socio-political saga will be told with various dramatic elements.

According to reports, the director has roped in choreographer Salman Yusuf Khan as one of the lead actors for "Freedom", but he refused to confirm it saying: "I have an ensemble cast for the film. We will reveal the cast soon to the media."

"Freedom" is being scheduled for mid-May 2013 release.

"I will finish the shooting by the end of the year. I am planning to release it by middle of May, but we will make an official announcement about the release date by November, " said Agnihotri.

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Vivek Agnihotri to turn producer

'Hate Story' director to turn producer with a film on the underbelly of the national capital

After the success of Hate Story, Vivek Agnihotri is all set to turn producer and will soon start his next film titled Freedom. The film deals with the underbelly of Delhi and will be based between the 1970's when Emergency was declared to the turn of the millennium.

Agnihotri says, It is a true story and has real life characters. There will be socialites, politicians, power brokers, failed actresses, etc. Earlier, I was to make this film with stars but now I have signed actors like Chandan Roy Sanyal, Shobhana, etc, as it is an ensemble cast. After Hate Story, the distributors have shown faith in me and I have the liberty to make a film without stars.

The soon-to-turn producer adds, One might have seen many films on Mumbai but I wonder why no one has ever explored Delhi. I wanted to make this film, as I haven't seen any city as corrupt as Delhi. Delhi has more crimes, more bribes, more socialites and more glamour than any.

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Paoli Dam missing from Hate Story sequel

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri is planning to make part two of his last directorial venture "Hate Story", which did average business at the box office."Yes, talks are on. The mystery is on for part two but it is in a very initial stage," Agnihotri told and added that its too early to talk about the cast.

"Let things fall in place then I can talk about it," he said.

Produced by Vikram Bhatt "Hate Story", the erotic thriller starring Gulshan Devaiya, Paoli Dam and Nikhil Dwivedi was released with an A-certificate.

The film didn't have any established stars and Agnihotri claims that "this is a kind of a genre where you have to get newcomers."

"We will not be repeating our cast for part two. It will be a fresh cast. I want to experiment with the fresh cast," said Agnihotri.

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