Madhur is a judge at a fashion show now

National Award-winning filmmaker does a cameo in Bheja Fry director’s Hum Tum Aur Shabana.

Two years ago, he was directing a film on the fashion industry. Recently, Madhur Bhandarkar found himself on the other side of the camera, playing a celebrity judge as part of his cameo in Sagar Bellary’s Hum Tum Aur Shabana, toplining Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Minissha Lamba and Pia Trivedi.

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Confirming the Fashion director’s acting stint, Bellary said they were looking for someone to the part of the judge at the beauty pageant finale. “The producer suggested we have a known face to introduce the models. While we were toying with names, Madhur Bhandarkar’s popped up and we thought, “Why not?’” recalls the director.

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The producer was game since the acclaimed filmmaker had directed Fashion earlier. And Bhandarkar when approached, immediately agreed. "It was a wonderful experience working with him. It took about four hours to wrap up his portions," says Bellary.

“The hectic activity back stage was the same, but in this case I was a director’s actor for a change,” Bhandarkar smiles. “Sagar has great clarity of thought and a down-to-earth approach at the shoot. I’m really happy with the portions we shot for him.”