January 9, 2018
After creating quite an impact with "Lipstick Under My
Burkha", producer Ekta Kapoor and director Alankrita Shrivastava have joined
hands for another project that will centered around women.
Ekta is glad
to work with Shrivastava again to tell "some more path-breaking and hugely
entertaining stories".
"Alankrita's style of filmmaking is bold,
entertaining and asks all the right questions to our society. I'm only too glad
we're reuniting to tell some more path breaking and hugely entertaining stories
together. The Lipstick rebellion thus continues," Ekta said in a statement.
The project is under scripting at the moment. Casting is underway, and all
the other details related to the project have been kept under wraps.
Shrivastava said: "I'm really excited about collaborating with Ekta Kapoor and
Balaji for my next film. I think it needs courage and a certain risk-taking
ability to back films like the ones I want to make. And I'm so glad to have
found a brave producer and presenter in Ekta.
"The future is female, and
I think more women collaborating is the change that we need to see. Not just in
India, but the world over."
Ekta was the presenter of Prakash Jha's
production "Lipstick Under My Burkha" -- which struggled for certification from
the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) earlier this year over its sexual
scenes and abusive words.
The film, featuring Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkona
Sen Sharma, Ahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur, was later cleared for a
theatrical release by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT). It
opened in India in July last year.