Shekhar Kapur shared this image. (courtesy: shekharkapur )
Strong points
- Shekhar Kapur shared Jugal Hansraj’s photo with his family
- “Even cuter than Jugal Hansraj at Masoom,” wrote Shekhar Kapur
- Jugal Hansraj played the role of one of the film’s child artists
New Delhi:
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who directed the 1983 film Masoom, has a casting recommendation for anyone interested in following the film. In case you’re wondering if Mr. Kapur’s message was a cryptic clue from the rest of the movie, you could be wrong. “No, I do not intend to follow up on Masoom,” the Mr india director wrote in his post. On Tuesday, Shekhar Kapur published a family portrait of Jugal Hansraj, who played the role of one of the film’s child artists, with his son and his wife. Sharing the photo, Shekhar Kapur wrote: “Anyone looking to follow up on Masoom, need not look any further for the casting! Even cuter than Jugal Hansraj Masoom, is his wife Jasmine and the son of Jugal Sidak. What a beautiful family. They live happily in New York. And no, I do not intend to follow up on Masoom. “
Later in the post, the director recalled how much it had taken him months to convince Jugal to star in his film. He spotted Jugal Hansraj in an Amul ad. “Jugal, I don’t know if you remember the race you gave me to do the role. I saw you in the commercial of Amul Dada, and it took me months to convince you of act in the film. I should take you to the recordings of the songs, take you to studio sets, to convince you that making films can be really interesting, exciting and fun! Do you remember? read an extract from the post from Shekhar Kapur.
The 1983 classic with Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Urmila Matondkar, was a Hindi account of the bestseller by Erich Segal Man, woman and child. The film presented the story of how the news of a man’s love child wreaks havoc in the life of a happy family. Naseeruddin played the father, while Shabana Azmi played his wife in the film. Masoom resonates with today’s generation through its iconic songs like Tujhse Naraz Nahin Zindagi and of course) Lakdi Ki Kaathi.
Other than Masoom, Shehkhar Kapur is best known for making films such as Mr india, Bandit Queen and Elizabeth and Elizabeth: the golden age. He also had a recurring role in the television series Khandan in the 80s.
