Viki Rajani's Faith in Manish Gupta to a two-film!

Viki Rajani has just launched a new banner named Faith Films Pvt Ltd, and his first order of business has been to sign Manish Gupta to a two-film deal.

The producer, who’s known for backing innovative subjects like Phobia, R…Rajkumar and Munna Michael, has hired Manish to write and direct a pair of suspense films that’ll be based on true events. My khabru says one film will be a murder mystery and the other will be a legal drama, and the aim is for both of them to kick off separate franchises. Good luck to the men!

Actress Vidya Balan set to play Indira Gandhi!

Director Manish Gupta, of Rahasya fame, has approached Vidya Balan to play former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in her biopic.

Manish has confirmed the reports and has disclosed that though Vidya has liked the script, she's a bit skeptical to say yes as the movie, which has been titled Indira, is on Mrs. Gandhi. Though Gupta is yet to take approval from the Gandhi family, he says that the biopic will be a 'tell-all tale' about Indira Gandhi — right from her birth to her assassination.

Manish has been quoted telling that he has been in touch with Sonia Gandhi since the past eight months to get her approval, as every actor whom he has approached for the film, wants a written permission before they give their nod of approval.

Gupta tells that he has read nearly 26 books about the former PM and as expected there will be no singing and dancing in the movie. If Manish is to be believed, then a very big studio wants to produce the film, though he has refrained from taking any names.