Naam Shabana’s director Shivam Nair is all set to direct a
biopic on Uzma Ahmed, an Indian national, who fell in love with a Pakistani
citizen.
There were rumours about Parineeti Chopra being offered the movie,
however now a new report reveals that Ileana D’Cruz has been approached for the
film. A source said a tabloid, “Shivam is in talks with Ileana D’Cruz to play
Uzma. The director met the actress and Ileana loved the idea. She knew about
Uzma and is really excited to play her. Currently, the modalities are being
worked out.”
Nair verified the news and revealed, “Yes, I want Ileana in
my film. I have met her and she liked the idea. We got the material, met Uzma,
and did the research and development. Right now, we are fine-tuning the script
with the information we have and once it’s ready, we will narrate it to Ileana.
Around 20-25 days from now, the script will be completely ready.”
Speaking about Ileana, he disclosed, “I feel Ileana is right
for this role. She has the perfect mix of innocence and confidence. We needed
both these qualities for Uzma’s character.”
Uzma Ahmed fell in love with Tahir Ali, a Pakistani citizen,
whom she met in Malaysia. She then travelled to Pakistan to meet him but found
that he was already married. What followed was a forced wedding at gunpoint and
sexual assault. Uzma then escaped to the Indian High Commission, who then
reached out to Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. On hearing the
news, Sushma made sure that Uzma returned to her home safely.
On the film front, Ileana will work with Ajay Devgn in
Rajkumar Gupta’s Raid.
