Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah to star in Bangladesh science fiction thriller film titled ‘Project Ommi’, directed by Amit Ashraf. The actor has already signed a contract to act in the film according to the director.
It is learnt that the story of ‘Project Ommi’ has been arranged around the year 2050. Its story follows a hacker and digital artist who creates a Virtual Artificial Intelligence (AI) robot child named “Ommi”, in order to defeat criminals of the Dark Web.
Naseeruddin Shah will be seen in an important role in the film as the leader of a cult that is fighting robots replacing human workers.
Regarding the context, Amit Ashraf said, ‘Our casting director contacted Naseeruddin Shah's manager. We sent him the script, and he really liked the character and plot of the movie. There are hardly any movies made in science fiction in the Indian subcontinent. He gave us his shooting schedules. I will start shooting in the New Year. The rest of the artistes will be finalised in the meantime. Auditions are currently underway for the selection of artistes’.
The film is being jointly produced by Kazi House Productions and FOR Films in the United Kingdom. The Bangladeshi producer of the film is Himel Tariq while British Photographer Jenny Walker who has produced a number of productions, including documentaries for the BBC, Channel Four has joined the film.
About the film producer Himel Tariq said that there is an opportunity for open casting for the film 'Project Ommi'. If anyone wants to act in the film, they have to contact the production company or the chief assistant director Sheikh Azizur Rahman.
Earlier, director Amit Ashraf had made a full-length film titled 'Udhao' and has also created a web series titled ‘Kali'.
