Anurag Kashyap to co-produce Gangs of Wasseypur with Studio18

MUMBAI: In a joint venture, Anurag Kashyap, Sunil Bohra and Studio18 are set to co-produce a film titled Gangs Of Wasseypur, based on the coal mine mafia. It is said to be Kashyap‘s adaptation of Mario Puzo‘s Godfather.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who will play a role inspired by Al Pacino‘s Michael Corleone in the original, says, “It has been my secret desire to play Al Pacino‘s role someday. It‘s a fantasy come true.”

The film, to be made on a budget of Rs 450 million, has Manoj Bajpai and Raima Sen in the lead. It is going to be shot in UP, Bihar and Orissa for the next three and a half months.

The film will go on the floors on 3 December.