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Shreyas to play euthanasia seeking
dystrophy patient
Indo-Asian News Service
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) After a deaf mute cricketer in "Iqbal",
Shreyas Talpade will be seen in another heart-wrenching drama in
"Mein Phir Aaunga", based on the real story
of a young chess player who died of degenerative muscular
dystrophy in 2004.
"Mein Phir Aaunga" is the screen adaptation of Mumbai-based
author Shrikant Murthy's "The Last Hurrah", where he chronicled
Venkatesh's suffering and struggle.
In his last days, Venkatesh expressed his desire to donate his
vital body parts and his mother Sujatha made a mercy killing
appeal to the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
The court rejected her appeal, but ordered the setting up of a
committee to reconsider the matter just a day before Venkatesh's
death.
His death initiated an intense, emotive debate on the ethics of
euthanasia.
"Mercy killing is a universal issue. The story is a tearjerker
that moves from sorrow to sorrow and strives to uphold universal
human values not only to be seen but to be
experienced collectively by men, women and children alike," said
Dinanath Kolambkar, producer of the film.
Kolambkar obtained the filming rights from both Sujatha and
Murthy.
To be made in Hindi, the film
will be directed by Krishnakanth Pandya who made "Panaah", "Bedardi"
and "Kyonki Hum Deewane Hain".
Moushumi Chatterjee will play Shreyas' mother in the film and
Khayyam will score the music.
"Mein Phir Aaunga" will be shot in Mumbai and Hyderabad over the
next couple of months and is expected to reach the theatres by
year-end.
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