Mumbai: Music Maestro composer A.R. Rahman and legendary writer-poet and filmmaker Gulzar are uniting for a biopic on Contoversial business tycoon Subrata Roy.
Talking about reuniting with Gulzar, Rahman said: "Gulzar Saab's soulful lyrics are extremely inspiring for a musician and I hope I can do justice to the lyrics and the story. I am looking forward to this collaboration."
Gulzar is equally happy to collaborate with the Oscar-winning composer for the new project on Subrata's life.
"It will be wonderful to collaborate with Rahman again. Subrata Roy's life is enigmatic and inspiring. Rahman is a wonderful artist and musician and I look forward to this collaboration" Gulzar said.
Subrata Roy is the Chairman of Sahara India Pariwar. He and his two companies were barred by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in 2010. As per the reports, the regulatory body made accusations against the group that they had raised several crores through optionally fully convertible debentures (OFCDs) that SEBI considered wrong. Roy was then jailed for over two years.
However, Roy has been out on parole since 2016.
News of the Subrata Roy biopic came out last month when it was announced that Sandeep Singh had acquired the rights of the film.
The film, which is being produced by Sandeep Singh, is reported to be one that will span several continents and traverse the tycoon's journey over the decades. The title and cast of the biopic are expected to be announced soon.
"It gives me unbelievable joy to bring these legends of lyrics and music together for a project that is extremely close to my heart. I have been an ardent admirer of the work of AR Rahman ji and Gulzar Saab. Their contribution to cinema cannot be measured and I am humbled that they are a part of my project" said Sandeep Singh.
"Subrata Roy sir's life is a tremendous story of grit, determination, and success and it needs the support of these two geniuses to realise this dream on 70 mm" he added.