"Aashiqui" fame actor Rahul Roy, who is returning to the Hindi cinema after a long gap with film "Welcome to Russia", has announced the production of a new film under his home banner Rahul Roy Productions.
The yet untitled film is a social drama and will be directed by Virendra Lalit.
Rahul said in a statement: "The film is on army backdrop but the subject is relevant to today's time as it deals with integrity, duty and honour towards society, family, country and fellow beings. The music will be by Shaan, Kailash Kher, and a few more singers.
"The film will be youthful and entertaining without being preachy," added the actor, who had earlier tried his hands at film production in 2012 with Bhojpuri movie "Elaan" on corruption.
Roy also said he was sure that Sanjay Dutt would emerge as a bigger star, as he lauded Sanju, the biopic on the controversy-mired Bollywood star.
“It is a good thing that such a movie was made about him, but I don’t think two or three hours are not enough to shed light on his life... Anybody can do a mistake and he already paid for his mistake in accordance with the law of the land,” he said.
“I’m sure Dutt would emerge as a much bigger star,” said Roy, who worked with Dutt in Gumrah (1993). The actor was inaugurating Talent Makers, Jammu’s first acting school.
Roy said he was not in production area but every time he got a chance, he fielded a newcomer or a junior artist.
Former deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta, who was the chief guest, appreciated that now talented artists from Jammu would not have to spend money at big cities for technical guidance as it would be available at their hometown.
Rahul is currently shooting for the film "Night and Fog", an autobiography of director Tanvir Ahmed.
