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Manish Paul to play Farooque Sheikh's role in 'Katha' remake

Television anchor-turned-actor Manish Paul was last seen tickling the funny bone in ‘Mickey Virus’

Mumbai: Actor Manish Paul, who made his Bollywood debut with 'Mickey Virus', has started shooting for his next film. Directed by Khalid Mohamed, the film will be a remake of Sai Paranjpye’s 1983 cult classic Katha.

'All set to start my new film today KATHA...nervous,excited,happy!!!too many feelings and thoughts!!! first day on the set is always like that,' Manish Paul tweeted. A
ccording to reports, director had earlier signed Sohum Shah for the role. ‘Katha’ remake is said to be wrapped up by mid-February. The original ‘Katha’ featured Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval and Farooq Sheikh in the lead roles. The film was loosely based on the classical Indian folktale of the hare and the tortoise, providing the modern day interpretation of the same.
( Source : dc )
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