Post Talvar and Raazi, Meghna Gulzar's next also based on true story

Meghna Gulzar is tasting success for the second time with ‘Raazi’ as the movie has collected excellent numbers on the first day itself.

The director, who has received critical and audience acclaim equally with her debut film ‘Talvar’, is now set to make a film based on Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw’s illustrious life.

The biopic will be produced by Ronnie Screwvala, who was recently in the news for sorting issues of ‘Kedarnath’ by paying dues of producers and coming on board for the Abhishek Kapoor film.

Speaking about the biopic, Meghna told DNA, “I have been committed to it for a year or so. It’s a subject that requires some serious amount of research.”

She is also planning to make a film on acid attack survivor Laxmi. “I met her in 2016 and I have the film rights,” said the director.

There were also news reports that she will be making a film like Sonam Kapoor starrer ‘Neerja’, this time on hijack of the Indian Airlines Flight 814. But the director rubbished it as a rumour, saying, “I don’t know where that has come from. It has never been part of the plan.”

Will she continue working on true stories? “I work on instinct. If a story comes my way that is not based on a true incident, but still grabs me, I will work on it,” signs off the filmmaker.