Bollywood director Piyush Jha has admitted that his upcoming movie 'Sikander' is not based on the Indian international footballer Mehrajuddin Wadoo.
22-Mar-2009 3:55:22 PM
There has been a fair amount of controversy over the movie's plot, which was earlier said to have been inspired by the East Bengal star Meharajuddin Wadoo. Film director Piyush Jha was quoted as saying that this movie was based on Wadoo's life trajectory and even the player himself had earlier thought that movie was based on his life.
But it has now been confirmed that the movie is not related to the Kashmiri player. Wadoo had earlieradmitted that he has made a mistake by believing that Sikander was based on his life and now Jha himself has affirmed that the movie does not concern the player in any way.
Speaking over the phone from Mumbai, Piyush Jha said, "The movie has nothing to do with Wadoo. It is not his life history and is purely fictional. The movie is based on the story of a small town player who has achieved something big. I’ve given the examples of Indian international cricketer MS Dhoni (who is from Ranchi) and Indian international footballer Wadoo (who is a Kashmiri). But I never said that it is story of Wadoo."
Jha further clarified, "The movie is purely fictional and has not got even a remote connection with real life. 'Sikandar' is based in Kashmir and on Kashmir. It does not venture into politics and is not a message-oriented film. It has been structured like a suspense thriller. This type of story can happen in Hyderabad or America or in any other place."
Jha explained that it is the story of a boy who aspires to play football for the national team. He said, "It is his story and what happens in his life and typical Bollywood masala elements have been added to it. It is a purely commercial film and we have included all the elements of the commercial cinema in it."
Earlier Wadoo had distanced himself from the movie and had insisted that the story has nothing to do with his journey. Director Jha now says that he has cleared it all with Wadoo and has also apologized for the inconvenience caused due to the misunderstanding.
"I told Wadoo that movie has nothing to do with his life and that it is a misunderstanding created by the media."
Abid Khan
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