The veteran actress Shabana Azmi opted out from Karan Johar’s My Name Is Khan, while she is next to do Gurinder Chadha’s It’s a Wonderful Afterlife.
Shabana opted out from Karan’s film because the shooting of the film is delayed due to Shah Rukh’s surgery and now she can’t give new dates as she already given dates to Guninder’s film. She had no choice but to opt out, but the actress has a lot interest to do the film because she never had shared screen with Shah Rukh.
While talking about Gurinder’s film, it’s again based on the Indians residing in UK. Shabana will play a role of hysterical Punjabi mother who is searching a suitable boy for her daughter.
Shabana Azmi is always known for her different kind of roles. Now a day, she was searching for a interesting role and it seems that her search is ended with Gurinder’s film. Director Gurinder Chadha is well known for her films like Bend it Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice. Like her every film, this film also showcase the festive part of Indian culture. Her last directed film was a British comedy named Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.
Actress Shabana Azmi will move to UK in March for the shooting of a film.