Kannada actor Sudeep to star in Ram Gopal Varma film

Bangalore, April 5 Kannada film star Sudeep, whose recent Kannada film "Gooli" is doing well at the box office, is working in his first Hindi movie being directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
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The film, titled "Phoonk", is a horror flick. Ram Gopal Varma chose a well-known Marathi stage actress Amrutha to team up with Sudeep.
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Amar Mohli is the music director. He composed the music for Varma's "Sarkar".
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This is Varma's second horror film after "Bhooth" starring Ajay Devgan and Urmila Matondkar.
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Sudeep told IANS that he has been having a "gala time" working with a director like Ram Gopal Varma.
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"There is absolutely no tension on the sets. And the working atmosphere is fine. There is a lot of discipline in the way things move there.
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"Perhaps the environment may be different in other Hindi films, but as far as Varma's films are concerned it will be a professional set up. I accepted this film without batting an eyelid because of him. All the other things do not matter to me," said Sudeep.
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One More Thought Entertainment is producing "Phoonk", with ex-K Sera Sera partner Azam Khan and industrialist-turned filmmaker Parvez Damania, as partners in production.
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The film will also be made in Telugu under the technical supervision of Ram Gopal Varma.
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However, Sudeep is not acting in the Telugu version. "I accepted the Hindi film only because of Varma. My heart is in the Kannada film industry. I am loved by the people here, my family is here. Why should I migrate to a new place where I am not sure of anything. I would certainly concentrate on Kannada films," said Sudeep.