Filmmaker R Balki had unveiled the trailer of the psychological thriller ‘Chup: Revenge of the Artist’ on Bollywood legend Guru Dutt’s birth anniversary. Starring Dulquer Salmaan, the teaser garnered a lot of appreciation from the fans and audience.
Talking about casting Dulquer Salmaan, he said, “For ‘Chup’, I was lucky to have someone super talented, a superstar in one half of the country, who speaks Hindi as if it’s his mother tongue, and who can be a terrific discovery for the other half of the country. I wanted a relatively fresh face for Hindi Cinema with the acting muscle of a veteran; and then I found Dulquer.”
Balki explained the movie to him over Zoom during the lockdown and he said beyond that, he never had to elaborate about the film to Dulquer. “I narrated the film to him on Zoom during the lockdown, and that was it. We met for thirty minutes or so in Cochin and then directly on the set. I never even had to do a reading or a workshop with him,” the ‘Cheeni Kum’ director said.
‘Chup’ is all about the wrong criticism that an artist has to face for his creation and it is an homage by the director to Dutt’s 1959 classic ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’.
Apart from Dulquer, the film also stars Sunny Deol, Shreya Dhanwanthary, and Pooja Bhatt. The movie is directed by R. Balki and Produced by Gauri Shinde, Hope Filmmakers and Pen Studios.
‘Chup: Revenge Of The Artist’ is set to release on September 23.
