Speculations are rife in Bollywood corridors that National Film Award-winning actress Vidya Balan has agreed to play a cameo role in filmmaker Anurag Basu’s next directorial venture, Ludo. The film is said to be a sequel to his 2007 hit, Life In A Metro. However, the makers are yet to announce the title of the film officially.
According to reports doing the rounds, Ludo is an anthology film and Vidya Balan may take on the role of the narrator of the story. A source close to the development reveals to a portal that aside from being the narrator of all the stories, the actress may even have a brief role to play in the film.
“Vidya Balan will have a special role in the drama. It’s more like a cameo. But it’s not yet known what she will be playing or whose story she might be a part of. Apart from these, the makers also wanted an actor to be the narrator for all the stories and then their unison. So it can be that, too, but the makers are currently tight-lipped about everything,” reveals the source.
The source goes on to add that Balan will commence shooting for her part soon. “Vidya and Anurag’s friendship goes back a long way. They have known each other for years and when Dada called Vidya for the role, she immediately gave her nod. She didn’t even bat an eyelid before saying yes to him. They plan to shoot her portions in the coming few days.”
Ludo is a multi-starrer which boasts of stars like Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra and Aditya Roy Kapoor in important roles. The film is slated to release in 2020.
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