Manto actress Rasika Dugal signs another film named ‘Reincarnation’

Rasika Dugal, who will soon be seen playing the role of Safia Manto in Nandita Das’ directorial, Manto with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, has taken on a yet another challenging role in a movie titled Hamid, which she has recently wrapped up. And now, she has signed on for a yet another interesting part in a film which is tentatively titled ‘Reincarnation’

This movie is based on a short film directed by Gaurav Bakshi. He had made a short film of the same name and now is making a feature film which has been drawn from the short. The movie in question is produced by Hamara Movies, thus marking their debut in film production.

Directed by Gaurav Bakshi, the movie stars Rasika Dugal, Sanjay Mishra and Akshay Oberoi in the lead roles.

Reincarnation is a story of a man who thinks he is a reincarnation of Mahatma Gandhi, while Rasika will be playing a woman who believes that she is a descendant of Sanjay Mishra’s on-screen character.

Talking about the same, Rasika said in a statement, “I play a woman who is very aware of her sexuality and (as a friend described it) is ‘casually brave’. The film is directed by Gaurav Bakshi and the basic premise of the film is an extension of his short film ‘Reincarnation’ which is a story of a man who believes he is a reincarnation of Gandhi. When I read the script, what interested me most was that I couldn’t place the film in any genre. The fact that I couldn’t slot it into any category made it exciting for me.”

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