Kangana Ranaut, 30 year old actress who is very well known for speaking her heart out without mincing any words. She is a powerhouse of talent, and we all have seen ample proof of it on screen. Now, the good news for Kangana fans is that soon the Himachali beauty will be directing a movie and she has announced the name of her pet project. The movie, titled Teju, and she will play the titular role of an 80-year-old woman, whose legs her hanging in a grave but is not ready to leave the world. The film will go on floors in December and will be shot in the Himalayas.
Kangana, not only directing the movie, but she is also scripting it. The movie will touch on concerns like mortality, what lies beyond and the essence of existence. But it won’t be dark, depressing or boring. The film will give a lot of insight into her early life. Teju will showcase Himachali life and culture which have largely gone unexplored in our mainstream cinema as filmmakers only use my part of the country as a beautiful setting for their songs. My film will be a visual treat but it will also give you a glimpse into my life before Bollywood, into the real Kangana whom few have known in all these years.
Kangana was raised by her grand-parents as her mother had to look after her younger brother Akshay. The idea of the film perhaps came from her life experiences as she spent most of her childhood around oldies. By the time I was a toddler, my great-grandmother was in her eighties. I grew up around old people and it pains me to see senior citizens largely ignored in any community, society or country.
Teju will be about every old person I know and have loved. It will also be a lot about me as I am older than my years. Today, unless I step out of my comfort zone, challenge myself as an actress, where is the need for me to leave my home, my family and my dog, I can live in comfort by simply cutting ribbons.