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Club 60 director keen on Mohanlal for his espionage thriller

Filmmaker Sanjay Tripathi, who made Club 60 starring late Farooq Sheikh, has bought the rights of the book Escape To Nowhere for a movie adaptation. It is an espionage thriller on the disappearance of a RAW officer.

Updated on: Aug 1, 2014, 16:39:54 IST
IANS | By , Mumbai
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Filmmaker Sanjay Tripathi, who has bought the rights of the book Escape To Nowhere for a movie adaptation, says he is keen to cast southern superstar Mohanlal as one of the protagonists.

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"I have bought the official right of this novel Escape To Nowhere and am busy scripting this film. I am keen on casting Mohanlal for this film. I feel he is apt for a role," said Tripathi.

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"I will soon be approaching him for this film. I am just one film old, so I am taking each and every step very carefully," he added.

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The director made his debut with Club 60, which starred veteran actors like Farooq Sheikh, Sarika and Satish Shah.

Escape To Nowhere by Amar Bhushan, is an espionage thriller on the disappearance of a RAW officer in 2005.

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Talking about the movie, Tripathi said, "It's a semi-fiction drama and there are three protagonists in the film. So far, I am clear about casting Mohanlal in the film."

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