Film with Abhishek and Rajkummar Rao not a sequel to "Life In A...Metro": Anurag Basu

Anurag Basu says his next film with Abhishek Bachchan and Rajkummmar Rao is not a sequel to his 2007 romantic-drama "Life In A...Metro".

The film, described as a dark comic anthology, will also feature Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh.

Basu says other than the fact that the film will have four intersecting stories like "Life In A...Metro", the new project is entirely different.

"The genre is different. 'Life...' had drama, love story and it revolved around multiple stories about relationships. This is not that. This film has bit of crime and black humour in it.

"The only common thing is all four stories are intersecting and affecting each other. I don't want to confuse the audience and call it as a sequel to 'Life..'," Basu told PTI.

The director says he had a great time working with a stellar star cast on the project, which will mark a reunion of sorts for Fatima and Sanya after their 2016 blockbuster "Dangal".

"They are both fabulous. I had the baggage of 'Dangal' while casting them. But their characters are completely different in this film. They will surprise you."
"We were supposed to start in November but we couldn't because she got busy with 'Manikarnika' and 'Panga'. Even I got busy with my other film. She wanted to be in good space and time to do this film but things did not work out."
"I cannot confirm till she confirms anything. I did meet her. She has to confirm it to me and then we can confirm it to others."