Kalki Koechlin all set to work in Pakistan

Bollywood actor is collaborating with Sabiha Sumar for her documentary


Entertainment Desk May 18, 2016
Bollywood actor is collaborating with Sabiha Sumar for her documentary. PHOTO: VERVE

Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin's visit to Pakistan in January had everyone wondering what was in the making. It has now finally been revealed that the actor is all set to work in a Pakistani documentary.
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The Margerita With A Straw actor is collaborating with Sabiha Sumar for her documentary, Azmaish - Trials of Life.

In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, the director of Khamosh Pani revealed that she is travelling with Kalki through India and Pakistan, and "exploring the two countries through their lifestyles, religious dynamics, and violence stemming from extremism."

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"This project had been in the works for three years. When I met Kalki as a jury member at MAMI (Mumbai Film Festival) last year, she struck me as someone who empathises with the world and is concerned about its issues. When I told her about the idea for my film she immediately came on board as the Indian partner," said Sumar.
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"She visited Pakistan for the first time earlier this year and we traveled across deserts and mountains. The idea was to capture how two women feel the pulse of the two countries," she added.

Sabiha further revealed that she has chosen locations in Pakistan to shoot the film, while Kalki did some recce across the border.

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"Kalki picked out the Indian locations along with our research team. We shot in a Mumbai local, in a truck in Sindh and played Holi with the fishermen community in Mumbai. A part of the film is yet to be shot. We have now resorted to crowd-funding through which people contributing more than $250 will get access to stills from the shoot which are shot by a top photographer," she said.

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