Actor Akshay Kumar took to micro-blogging website Twitter to unveil a glimpse of his upcoming action thriller “Baby”. The actor also said that film's trailer will be launched Dec 3.

“Here's the #BabySizzle a sneak peak for what awaits! First look launches on #3December,” the actor tweeted Thursday.

The 47-year-old, who is known for his daredevil stunts, is seen doing the usual with ease in the video. But the thing to look out is Akshay's new and dapper look with a moustache.

The teaser, however, doesn’t reveal much about the plot of the film.

Akshay created curiosity and anticipation among his fans for the Neeraj Pandey movie by a series of posts.

“I loved working with Neeraj on #BabyTheFilm and want you to see all the action up close #BabySizzle at 12 pm,” tweeted the actor.

The film also features Rana Daggubati, Anupam Kher and Danny Denzongpa and is scheduled to release early next year.

From noted cinematographer Slawomir Idziak, Chinese filmmaker Zhang Jianya to actress Seema Biswas, the 45th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) that started Thursday has celebrated film personalities from all over the world as its jury.

Idziak from Poland, who is also the jury chairman, is a noted cinematographer, screenwriter, director and lecturer. He has worked with cinema legends Krzysztof Kieslowski, Andrzej Wajda and Krzysztof Zanussi and has received a number of awards and distinctions in Berlin, Venice, Prague, Auckland and Gdynia.

He was also nominated for BAFTA Cesar and Oscar awards.

“The other members in the jury panel include New York based writer Marie Brenner, Seema Biswas, an actress from Assam, and Nadia Dresti, the head of International Locarno Film Festival along with Jianya,” a PIB release said.

Jianya’s work includes “Red Elephant”, “Kidnap of Carajan”, “The Hero” and “The Dream is Alive”.

“Brenner has published five books, including ‘Great Dames: What I Learned from Older Women’, 'House of Dreams' and 'The Bingham Family of Louisville'. Her expose of the tobacco industry 'The Man Who Knew Too Much', was basis for the 1999 movie 'The Insider', which was nominated for seven Academy Awards,” the release added.

Seema won the 1996 National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in “Bandit Queen”. Biswas won Canada’s Genie Award for her role as the widow Shakuntala in Deepa Mehta's 2005 released film “Water”. Dresti, the other member of International Jury, is specialist of film promotion, public and press relations.

The 45th edition of the IFFI, which got underway Thursday, hosts Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan who are the part of the inauguration ceremony at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Indoor Stadium on the outskirts of the state capital.

Filmmaker Harry Baweja says he is happy with the reactions he has been getting to his animated film "Chaar Sahibzaade".

"I am extremely happy with the reaction that I am getting from my audience and from the industry people. It has been great so far, I feel blessed," said Baweja who has directed the film.

"Chaar Sahibzaade", that released Nov 6, deals with the story behind the reverence for Guru Gobind Singh.

Baweja says it was a time consuming process to make this animation film.

"It was a tedious job to make an animation film. I had no choice but to make it in animation. I hope we make more animation films in India. It took close to three years for me to make this film," he said.

Model-turned-actress Kriti Sanon had been roped in as the brand ambassador of online fashion brand American Swan.

The actress will endorse the brand’s women’s line of clothing and accessories and will feature in the new brand campaign.

“My generation looks forward to new trends and fast-moving styles, and we want to see new merchandise almost every week. I am happy to be associated with a brand that is young, chic and voguish and its range and designs keep pace with my frequently changing style,” Kriti said in a statement.

Anurag Rajpal, CEO of American Swan, said he wants to reach out to the fashion-forward youth and Sanon represents today's young women who are well-groomed, trendy and have their own distinct dressing sense.

“Our clothes are about dressing smart and fashionably in casuals and Kriti Sanon is a perfect fit for our brand and the new collection,” he said.

Newly-installed union Defence Minister -- and former Goa chief minister -- Manohar Parrikar Thursday almost incurred southern cinema czar Rajinikanth's wrath when he missed out on mentioning the legendary actor's name while formally acknowledging the presence of dignitaries present at the 45th IFFI inauguration ceremony here.

After reading out the names of Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for I&B Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, state Governor Mridula Sinha, Parrikar appeared to have missed out on Rajinikanth's name.

But the former Goa chief minister, known for his ready wit, immediately made up for the lapse with a smile.

Addressing Rajnikanth with a sheepish smile, Parrikar said: "Sorry for that goof. I had written (the names down). Forgot the paper down there."

Rajinikanth, known for his fiery persona onscreen but gentle otherwise, smiled back with equal warmth.

Saurabh Verma’s upcoming comedy flick ‘Meet The Patels’ has witness a new talent in the house and its none other than Kitu Gidwani, who have worked in notable films like Fashion, Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, Dhobi Ghat and ‘Student of the Year’. The lovely lady is all set to play a crazy character in this upcoming comedy flick.

Talking about her new project, the actress really finds this film not just a simple comedy, but also a ‘Loud’, ‘Broad’ ‘Soft’ and ‘Crazy Comedy’ with ‘Laugh a minute’ elements.

While speaking about her role, Kitu said, “I am playing a role of Rita Buaa (Aunt) of Tom Patel and Jerry Patel, my character itself is crazy and also a social activist who spend her life around Tribal, she has sacrificed her whole life for upliftment of these Tribals”.

“She is also very fond of her nephews, Tom and Jerry Patel, she loves them and always there to help them whenever they are in need”, she added.

When actress heard the script, Kitu immediately took up the project as she wanted to do comedy film for a long time and also wanted to show her own comic chops.

Kitu is also having a great rapport with a her co-star Manoj Joshi, whom she finds very ‘delightful’ and also term the young generation actors like Shiv Pandit, Kettan Singh, Shazahn Padamsee and Vaishali Desai as ‘Intelligent’ generation to work with.

Produced by Krian Media, ‘Meet The Patels’ is been directed by Saurabh Verma and it set to release on 24th April, 2014.

Bollywood actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik, who was recently raved for his performance in Nagesh Kukunoor's "Lakshmi", has landed an important role in Bala Pazhanisaamy's upcoming Tamil film "Tharai Thappattai".

"Bala sir had approached Satish Kaushik for an important role in his film, which the latter grabbed it instantly. Satish will join the team from the next schedule," a source from the film's unit told IANS.

In the past, Satish had remade Bala's critically acclaimed Tamil film "Sethu" in Hindi as "Tere Naam" with Salman Khan. Since then, both have been great friends.

Starring Sasikumar and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, "Tharai Thappattai" is based on ancient dance form Karakattam.

Indian films like "Chennai Express" and "Gangs of Wasseypur" have wowed the moviegoers in France in the past and independent French producer Deborah Benattar says people of her country want to see more movies made in India.

There was a time when Indian films were alien to French people. Now, most of them are not only familiar with Indian films, but also appreciate them, she said.

"There are many Indians residing in France and most of them are from Tamil Nadu. So, first Tamil films released then Bollywood entered the market. This was followed by independent Indian films," Benattar, who has been staying in Mumbai for the past four years, told IANS after the session on 'Remakes - creative and financial viability' at the ongoing Film Bazaar here.

"But there are non-Indian communities too who love watching Indian films. They are interested in Bollywood. For instance, when Aamir Khan's 'Lagaan' released in France, it was a great success. People love Indian films for their vibrancy," she added.

Asked what's her choice when it comes to Indian cinema, she said: "I love Marathi films. They have great writers and storytellers."

For the past two years, France is turning out to be a good market for Indian films and she gives some credit to film festivals.

"There are many distributors who are always on the lookout. They pick Indian movies from various international film festivals," she said.

Benattar, who is the founder of La Fabrique Films, facilitates the sale of foreign remake rights to Indian producers and undertakes line production for international films. And she is happy that Indian filmmakers are remaking French films.

"It is interesting to see French movies remade in India. For instance, 'Nautanki Saala!' is a remake of the French film 'Apres Vous'. But the remake is fresh. It is not copied scene by scene though the concept is the same," she said.

The Film Bazaar, held alongside the annual International Film Festival of India (IFFI), has in the eighth edition packed an array of events for writers, producers, directors and more talents from across the world.

It is organised by the National Film Development Corporation, which aims at fostering excellence in cinema and promoting the diversity of its culture by supporting and encouraging films made in various Indian languages.

Rohan Sippy is set to direct an adaptation of "Turbulence", a book penned by Samit Basu and the filmmaker, who also made "Nautanki Saala!" - a remake of French film "Apres Vous", says adapting books into films is harder than making remakes of movies.

Be it Hollywood or the southern film industry, Bollywood has often taken inspiration from movies like "Knight and Day", "We Are Family", "Kick" and "Ghajini". But books, barring a few like "Hamlet", "Othello" and "2 States: The Story of My Marriage", don't seem to inspire Indian filmmakers much.

After the session on 'Remakes - creative and financial viability' at the ongoing Film Bazaar here, IANS asked Sippy the reason and he said: "Books are relatively harder to be made into films. The form, creative calls to be taken from book to screen... it's a bigger challenge. It is also easier to connect with the audience if you make film remakes rather than book adaptations because it is not necessary that everyone has read the book."

Despite all the challenges, he is working on an adaptation of a book and he calls it "an ambitious project".

"I love the book. The rights have been bought. Basu will also write the screenplay. It is a superhero movie. We are not trying to be like a western film. We have made changes in the film. It is yet to be titled and the cast has to be finalised too," he said.

He also shared that along with the superhero, there will be four to five strong characters in the film.

Without revealing much about his choice of actors for the lead role, he praised the "young generation of actors".

"Varun (Dhawan), Sidharth (Malhotra) and Arjun Kapoor have made a great impact. Even Alia Bhatt," shared the filmmaker, who has worked with Abhishek Bachchan in movies like "Dum Maaro Dum", "Bluffmaster!" and "Kuch Naa Kaho".

Sippy, who last produced "Sonali Cable", is also working with "Aisha" actor Anand Tiwari.

"I am producing a young romantic comedy with Anand Tiwari. He has written the script and will also be directing it," he said.

The son of popular director Ramesh Sippy, Rohan is also open to the small screen.

"Television is an incredible medium. I hope there are more shows like '24'. If we get the budget to do in a certain way, I will produce or direct a TV show. I am more comfortable with fiction because I have been doing that," he said.

The Film Bazaar, held alongside the annual International Film Festival of India (IFFI), has in the eighth edition packed an array of events for writers, producers, directors and more talents from across the world.

It is organised by the National Film Development Corporation, which aims at fostering excellence in cinema and promoting the diversity of its culture by supporting and encouraging films made in various Indian languages.

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, who previously directed erotic thriller "Hate Story" says he has nothing to do with the film "Zid" and requested fans not to associate his name with it.

"I have been receiving messages from few people wishing me luck for 'Zid' but I only want to say I have got nothing to do with the film. Please don't associate my name with it," he told IANS.

The film has been produced by Anubhav Sinha and features actresses Priyanka and Parineeti Chopra's cousin Mannara along with Karanvir Sharma.

Agnihotri says that he had directed 60 per cent of the film but he walked out of project later due to certain differences.

"I left the film long back. Actually Anubhav Sinha gave me a Canadian DVD and said he has bought the rights of film 'Good Neighbors' so I got into it and started shooting then he told me let's make it into a erotic film. But what I was directing was a very sharp intelligent psychological thriller.

"I said how we can do this and he said no let's do it so I walked out then and there and started with my next project 'Junooniyat'," he said.

The director also says he doesn't want to get into any sought of fight and wish the team good luck.

"If I have to make an erotica, I will make an erotica but I don't want to harm the film. I asked them to do whatever you want to do with the film but please don't use my name. I don't want to fight. I want the film to do well," he said.

The film is slated for Nov 28 release.

There is some fantastic news for all you Ajay Devgn fans out there.

The masters of Taekwondo from South Korea - Kukkiwon( World Taekwondo Headquarters ) have decided to honour Ajay Devgn with a Dan Black Belt we hear.

The masters have decided to honor Ajay Devgn for his continuous contribution to action and martial arts in almost all his films.

Ajay Devgn has learnt mix forms of martial arts before, and in fact will also be seen doing sword fighting - a kind of martial arts in his forthcoming film Action Jackson.

Few of the delegates who will be coming for this massive event from South Korea are : Mr. OH Dae Young (General Director), Grand-master Hwang In SIK (has done many films with Bruce lee, Jackie chain, etc ), Master Mun Hui Song and Mr. Ko Kwang Mun (Administrator-Kukkiwon).

Well, its definitely some great news we must say!!

Actress and international recording artist Priyanka Chopra who paved the way for Indian musicians on the international music front, went on to create several landmarks and became the first Indian recording artist in the US with major mainstream appeal – The actress on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is part of a special United Nations video featuring John Lennon’s cult song Imagine.

Priyanka Chopra shot this video in collaboration with music producer and DJ David Guetta and artist Yoko Ono. IMAGINE: Every Child Counts, Every Voice Counts is a global initiative to raise awareness of children’s rights – and to raise funds to support UNICEF’s work to advance these rights for every child. This video also features Katy Perry, Will.i.am, Angelique Kidjo, Daniela Mercury and Idris Elba.

Priyanka says," An exciting aspect of my 8 year association with UNICEF has not only been the ability to make a tangible difference to the lives of so many young people, but also to use various innovations to create avenues to connect with a wider audience. The Imagine Project is one such innovation and I am honored to have been chosen to be a part of this amazing cause with such an illustrious panel of contributors. John Lennon has been a personal favorite of mine and his creation 'Imagine' so succinctly describes the scenario that we are all trying to achieve. In his words… You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one… I hope someday you will join us and the world will be as one!"

After receiving rave reviews for her performance as a Maharashtrian dancer in Happy New Year, Deepika Padukone who will soon be seen in MSM Motion Pictures, Saraswati Entertainment Creations Limited and Rising Sun Films’ Piku is going all out to get under the skin of her character and is learning Bengali for her role in the film.

If that wasn't all, the actress will also be interacting with locals from Kolkata to understand the finer nuances of the culture .

Says Deepika Padukone, “ I’ve played a Tamilian in Chennai Express, a Gujarati in Ram-Leela, a Maharashtrian in Happy New Year, a Goan in Finding Fanny... and now a Bengali in Piku. It’s always fun to learn a new language. It’s an altogether different learning experience.”

‘Piku’ is a roller coaster ride of a crazy father-daughter relationship essayed by Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone with Irrfan Khan top lining the cast, in a pivotal author backed role. ‘Piku’ also marks coming together of Shoojit Sircar, Ronnie Lahiri and Juhi Chaturvedi, the team that had scripted Vicky Donor.

Produced by MSM Motion Pictures ( a division of Sony Entertainment Network) , in association with Saraswati Entertainment Creations Limited and Rising Sun Films, ‘Piku’ will release worldwide on April 30, 2015.

Filmmaker Anurag Basu fell in love with South Korea when he shot "Gangster" there in 2004. He will return to the country next year to write a script.

During a session on "How to shoot a film in Korea" at the Film Bazaar, which aims to bridge the gap between the international and South Asian film fraternity, Basu said he has a story for which South Korea serves as an ideal shoot location.

"I have a story. It has to be based on an Asian country. So why not Korea?" he said here Friday.

Asked by IANS about the project, he said: "I am going to Korea in January or February next year and I am going to finish the script there. Then only finally I will decide whether I will make a film or not. It is just a process. I will just go there, see places and finish the script there."

And he wants more Indian filmmakers to visit South Korea to shoot movies.

"Generally what happens is, when one filmmaker shoots in a particular country, others follow suit. But that didn't happen with South Korea. Maybe, I didn't shoot it properly. Over the last 10 years, I got many enquiries related to the country. Sajid Nadiadwala also called me, then I don't know what happened," said the "Barfi!" director, who wants to capture the changing colours of four seasons in South Korea.

"When I was shooting 'Gangster' there, I was going through chemotherapy. There was something in the air of Korea. I didn't get any side effects of chemotherapy," he added.

Basu also urged fellow filmmakers to shoot there as it was not very expensive.

"I was given Rs.2 crore to make 'Gangster'. The budget was tight, but we managed to finish shooting in 15 days there. I mostly took wide shots," he said.

Basu, who is currently working on "Jagga Jasoos", said Cape Town and Switzerland have been overexposed and that filmmakers should explore other countries.

"Whole of Africa has to be explored by Indians and rather than going to Thailand all the time, there are other Asian countries too like Vietnam and Laos. They are beautiful," he said.

Actor Akshay Kumar starrer "Brothers" which was intially set to release on Gandhi Jayanti next year has now been preponed to July 31. Karan Johar, who is co-producing the film, says the energy of the shoot has been incredible and that's why they took this step.

"The energy of the shoot has been incredible, so we have actually decided to prepone our release to July 31," Karan said in a statement.

"Brothers" directed by Karan Malhotra, also features Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff.

The film is likely to be completed way before the originally scheduled release date. However, when Karan zeroed on July 31, he realised that Akshay had already decided to release his home production that is said to be "Singh Is Bling" on that day.

Karan then had a word with Akshay and Ashvini Yardi of Grazing Goat Pictures, a production house co-founded with the actor and Twinkle Khanna, and they offered their July date to Filmmaker.

"Akshay and Ashvini have graciously given us that date and we have given them our previous date," added Karan.

Earlier Yardi revealed the development on Twitter.

"The Big Switch #singhisbling now releases on 2nd Oct 2015 n #brothers on 31st july 2015 @akshaykumar @karanjohar @GrazingGoatPix," he tweeted.

Admitting they suffered from anxiety about making a film about Mahatma Gandhi, the makers of 2006 blockbuster "Lage Rago Munnabhai" Friday said they had even jokingly pitched the character of Gandhi as a "topless item number" to potential distributors, who were worried about losing their money over the project.

"Lage Rago Munnabhai" director Rajkumar Hirani and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra said this at a discussion on the legacy of Richard Attenborough at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

Chopra explained how anxious film distributors came up to him, with a suggestion to include an 'item number' in the film that gave a contemporary twist to Gandhian philosophy.

"So when we were making the film, the distributors were very scared because they were wondering 'what are these guys doing with Gandhi?'.

"I remember them clearly coming up to me and say, 'hope you have included an item number, to ensure that our (investment) is safe'. I said yes... (there's) an absolutely good item. The item runs through the film," Chopra said, before Hirani completed the story for him.

"He (Chorpa) actually said 'topless item hai'," Hirani said, to peals of laughter in the audience.

Mahatma Gandhi was known to wear only a dhoti with the torso bare.

On the making of the blockbuster Sanjay Dutt-starrer, which brought the principles of Mahatma Gandhi back in the popular consciousness, albeit with a funny twist, Hirani said Gandhi-bashing had become a fashion.

"When we were growing up, Gandhi just meant a chapter in my history book, a face on the currency note, or a picture on a government office wall," the ace director said.

He said viewing Attenborough's film "Gandhi" changed the way he viewed the "Father of the Nation".

Translating Gandhi's teachings to a modern, young audience was one of the film's greatest achievements, he said.

According to Chopra, making "Lage Raho Munnabhai" was critical as well as a huge risk.

"We had this absolute fear that the film will come out and we'll be dead," he said.

Chopra said he feared public protest about the 'radical' manner in which the film portrayed Gandhi, and that would lead to a ban.

Some protests did happen, but the sheer success of the movie ensured that they subsequently petered out.

"The concept of Gandhigiri, the fact that you can talk about Gandhi with affection and love and not just reverence and respect. That Gandhi can be your friend and your teacher and not a saint you look at and pray. That was the most difficult thing we had to encounter, while writing it and filming it," Chopra said.

Mothers-in-law are often seen portraying a devil role in daily soaps. But how much interesting it would be if a girl enters a house where she has to face seven mothers-in-law instead of one. Changing that stale old characterization and with some unique concept and ideology, Zee TV launched its new offering "Satrangi Sasural", here.

Inspired from Zee's popular Marathi show "Honaar Soon Mee Hyaa Gharchi", the story is centered on the journey of Aarushi and Vihaan, and their bonding with the seven mothers.

"Satrangi Sasural" will produce a modern age melodrama. It will target the audience from each and every region with its unique and unavoidable sounding characters.

"The Marathi show was loved in Maharashtra for its unique concept. We thought to promote it on a national basis. But our show will not be similar to it. We have adapted and scripted it on our own way," Purnendu Shekhar, writer-producer of the show, said at the press conference at JW Marriott, Friday.

"The show is titled 'Satrangi...', because every character in it has its own colour and religion," he added.

Youngsters Ravish Desai and Mugdha Chaphekar will be seen portraying the lead couple Vihaan and Aarushi in the show. Although they will be sharing the screen with the multi star cast including veteran actress Farida Jalal and TV actresses like Samta Sagar, Bhavna Balsavar, Sadia Siddiqui, Resham Tipnis, Sonali Sachdev and Sheetal Thakkar.

Talking about the casting of seven mothers, Bhairavi Raichura, one of the producers of the show said: "The casting of characters was one of the difficult tasks for us because we had to search for seven mother-in-laws where everyone will be having different and unique personality from others".

The launch of the show witnessed a glimpse of age old "nok-jhok" between "saas and bahu", where Mugdha was seen asking suggestions from the journalists in order to win the hearts of her in-laws.

"I felt in love with my character Aarushi. It's too much similar to my personal life. It is pretty different from the roles that I have played in the past. I have never portrayed a role of 'Bahu' onscreen. And I have never thought that my role will be sidelined by other women in it," said Mugdha.

"The show is going to relate with the daily life of people. I know it's pretty awkward that we have seven mothers in the show. But their lifestyle does relate them to the viewers," she added.

Touted as a family show and not just for women, the soul and depth of the story will attract the men too, say the makers.

"The story of the show resonates well with the core of our channel. In it we are talking about the beauty of human relationships. It's not like those particular daily soaps which are just for women. We have targeted everybody from it".

With different genres of shows like "Maharakshak Aryan", "Jamai Raja" and "Bandhan", Zee TV is trying to widen its target audience with "Satrangi Sasural".

The show will go on air Dec 3.

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan now has an official YouTube channel titled Ulaganayagan Tube. It was recently launched and has over 2,000 subscribers and over 50,000 views.

The channel, which is managed by K Vaai Mozhi team, already features two Q and A sessions with Kamal Haasan, writer-director R.C Shakti and music composer Ghibran.

"This was Kamal sir's idea. Through this channel, he intends to share lot of unknown information about his films. He will also share his writing, poems and all that he thinks his fans will enjoy accessing," a member of K Vaai Mozhi team told IANS.

The team is planning to make actor Nasser ask some questions to Kamal this week.

"Since Kamal sir strongly feels the future is digital, he felt this is the best medium to communicate with his fans," the member said.

Kamal Haasan is currently awaiting the release of his films "Uthama Villain", acePapanasam" and "Vishwaroopam 2".

Filmmaker Harry baweja, who launched his son Harman with "Love Story 2050", says he will again direct him in his next venture.

"Yes I will be directing him in my next," Harry told IANS.

Harry is currently enjoying the success of his film "Chaar Sahibzaade" and says he was not expecting this kind of reaction from the audience.

"I was not expecting this kind of reaction from the audience. I am happy that people are loving this film and what more can I ask for," he said.

"Chaar Sahibzaade", that released Nov 6, deals with the story behind the reverence for Guru Gobind Singh.

Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, who considers Gulzar as his mentor, is now working with the noted lyricist, poet and writer's daughter Meghna Gulzar.

Fresh from the success of award-winning "Haider", Bhardwaj is now busy with a film directed by Meghna.

"I've written a film for Meghna Gulzar. It is being shot right now. I am also doing the music for it," he told reporters here after a session on "Shakespeare 2016 On Screen: Film London launch UK/India Feature Film Fund" at the ongoing Film Bazaar that bridges gap between the international and South Asian film fraternity.

Bhardwaj, who is greatly inspired by William Shakespeare's tragedies like "Macbeth" and "Othello", said that the poet's "work is timeless".

"That's why you can adapt in any language or country. They are basic human stories and deal with emotional conflicts. I love to contemporise and adapt to my culture. That's why I've been doing them," he said.

The session was also attended by Gulzar, who had made 1982 cult comedy "Angoor" based on one of Shakespeare's plays - "The Comedy of Errors".

"He (Gulzar) says that my films are original and not adaptation and that I am just exploiting Shakespeare's name. But I think he gives me compliment in a twisted way," said Bhardwaj, who can live his whole life working on Shakespeare's plays.

Without revealing any names, he said that he is planning to turn three of Shakespeare's comedy plays into films.

"I want to do 'King Lear'. I have a plot for it. I would also like to do three comedies. I will work on them passionately," he said.

Among actors, he says he will continue working with his "Haider" star Shahid Kapoor.

"I will keep working with him. He is a good friend and an actor," said Bhardwaj.