“There will also be a Hindi version of ‘Chotuskone’ and I will soon start writing the script. ‘Chotuskone’ will be different from the Bengali version, more of a structural kind of thing,” he said.
The ace filmmker also has plans to make a movie on the life and times of the 19th century Bengali stage icon, Nati Binodini.
“I am also working on a film on Nati Binodini in Hindi and this is a fascinating subject. I am currently watching a few documentaries on her life and poring through writings on that period,” he said without elaborating.
On “Begum Jaan”, produced by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt, Srijit said that for its Bengali version ‘Rajkahini’, which was a huge box office success two years back, he had orginally thought of Vidya Balan in the role of Begum Jaan, but the actress had expressed her inability to do the film.
