Shatru sans moustache in Rakta Charitra
- IndiaGlitz, [Tuesday,November 03 2009]
A few months back we have heard that Amitabh Bacchan will look bald in his forthcoming film Pa, in which he is playing a 13-year old boy. If his look in Pa is not original, his Bollywood compatriot Shatrughan Sinha has gone a step forther to ensure that he is seen with his moustach removed for real.
Ram Gopal Varma's Rakta Charitra, based on the life of Paritala Ravindra, late TDP politico belonging to Ananthapur district, will see him don the real-life character of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao.
NTR, late CM of Andhra Pradesh, did not wear a moustache in later stages of his life and was also seen in ochre robe after he entered into politics. Varma thought it apt to ask Sinha to do the unthinkable: cut-off the moustache. Sinha, who had a foreboding initially, agreed to the maverick's demand facing stiff opposition from his friends and family. In his long career, this is cited as the first instance when the macho star will be seen without a moustache on the screen!
The BJP politico playing a dead politician is becoming a big national news for curious reasons.