After a long wait as usual, Karan Johar has got back to directing, this time it being an epic film Takht based on the Mughal era.
KJo calls his project the ‘most passionate piece of material that he will direct’ and also mentioned how he is obsessed with the era since school.
Talking to his good friend Neha Dhupia on her show No Filter Neha 2, Karan Johar for the first time ever opened up about his passion on making his upcoming film Takht.
He said, “So, I’ve to say that Takht is hugely the most passionate piece of material that I think I will ever direct. I’m hugely passionate about it. I’m obsessed about the Mughal era ever since I can remember that’s the one part of history that I was obsessed about it in terms of its visual texture, by its content, the controversial content, the political betrayal, the love, the lust, the decadence, the debauchery, the madness, the violence everything that era is exotic and its gorgeous and its absolutely beautiful. It’s something that I’ve always chased and wanted to like kind of put up there and finally when Sumit Roy, the writer came to me with the story of Dara and Aurangzeb which is pretty much the first time I’m saying that what Takht is about. I think it is that part of history and I’m like it’s just something that I’m so passionate about.”
Karan added, “I can’t wait to get into the prep mode which I’ve already started off. I can’t wait to put this film on the floors and I can’t wait for the world to see it. I’m so excited with the cast. I’m so excited about Ranveer, Vicky, Bhumi and Kareena and Jahnvi, Alia and Anil Kapoor, who I’m working with for the first time. So I’ve told everybody in office that when I start that film just leave me alone. Like everything else I’ll work up to that point but when I’m on the floors with Takht, that I just want to do that and nothing else. 6-8 months will be the filming period. When I start filming September-August next year after that for 6 months, I’m lost to the world of Takht.”
