Girish Malik to come up with two movies

Jalandhar, February 1

Actor-turned-director Girish Malik in partnership with local businessman Rajan Chopra announced plans about two upcoming Bollywood films with themes based around Jalandhar.

While one of them is related to hockey nursery Sansarpur village which produced 14 Olympians, the other one is based on a story penned by IPS officer MF Farooqui, currently posted as IG at PAP Jalandhar headquarters.

Malik, who will be bringing the two films under the banner of his company Clapstem Entertainment and TheySee Records and had also directed films like ‘Torbaaz’ and ‘Jal’ recently, said, “I was approached by Chopra with the proposal to do films on these two themes and was really impressed by the stories. We have already done some research and thought of the storyline of both the films. We will soon go ahead with more planning, including selection of the film location, casting, etc. The shooting may start in October this year.”

Hockey Olympian Col Balbir Singh, who joined him for the announcement, said, “We hope that the film on Sansarpur would help rebuild the craze for the game in the youth.”

Farooqui shared, “In 2012, I had come up with a story of an IPS trainee which revolves around my personal experiences when I joined as SHO in Ferozepur. My story titled ‘woh teen din’ showcases the reality of our society and system and a young officer’s journey through it. It is based on the kind of temperament required to hold the job and how one can bring changes in our system in the given circumstances.”