Sanjay Gupta and Anupam Kher to get together after 19 years

Jazbaa also marks the comeback of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who has been on break since she was pregnant with her daughter Aaradhya

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Director Sanjay Gupta and actor Anupam Kher are all set to work together after 19 years.

Kher turned out to be an ideal choice for a pivotal role in Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s comeback film Jazbaa, which will go on floors from January 2015.

“It’s a role only Anupam can play. I had worked with him 19 years ago in the second film of my career, Ram Shastra. After that, there was no solid opportunity to direct Anupam. So, I am really looking forward to working with him again,” Gupta said.

Incidentally, it was Woodstock Villa, co-produced by Gupta and Ekta Kapoor, which launched Kher’s son Sikandar in the film industry.

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