Parched director Leena Yadav ropes in Rishi Kapoor for her next, Rajma Chawal

Rajma Chawal will showcase generation gap in the era of mobile phones. Rishi Kapoor plays the dad while debutante Anirudh Tanwar will play his son. Amyra Dastur will also be seen in the film.

Filmmaker Leena Yadav, who directed the critically acclaimed Parched, is all set for her next, Rajma Chawal, with Rishi Kapoor in the lead. The film goes on floor on November 7 in Delhi and is expected to wrap up by December-end in a start-to-finish schedule.

Rishi Kapoor will play the father in a story that traces generation gap in the era of mobile phones. (IANS)

Rajma Chawal will revolve around a father-son duo and deals with conflicts related to generation gap. Anirudh Tanwar plays Kapoor’s son. Amyra Dastur will plays Anirudh’s love interest in the film.

Leena further informed that Amyra helps the father-son duo overcome their differences and the title Rajma Chawal plays an important part in the narrative as Indians are emotionally connected to food. “Whenever I talk about rajma-chawal, it evokes a smile as people are reminded of home. There couldn’t have been a more perfect title for a father-son relationship.”

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