'Oh Saathi Chal': All about Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth's Bollywood debut
What's the story
A couple of days back, filmmaker Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth, the elder daughter of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, announced her next film. Titled Oh Saathi Chal, the venture would mark her maiden Bollywood directorial. The team attached to the project is yet to announce the cast and crew. Till that happens, let's just discuss what we know so far about Oh Saathi Chal.
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Why does this story matter?
Aishwaryaa's last directorial outing was the Tamil film Vai Raja Vai, which had released in 2015. Starring Gautham Karthik, Priya Anand, and Vivek in the lead roles, Taapsee Pannu and Dhanush in cameo appearances, Vai Raja Vai had received mixed reviews. Hence, Oh Saathi Chal will mark Aishwaryaa's return to filmmaking after seven long years. She had, however, directed a documentary in 2017.
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Film is her second romantic directorial
Oh Saathi Chal has been touted as a love film and in the romantic genre, Aishwaryaa has shown her efficient directorial skills. The film 3, which starred her former partner Dhanush and Shruti Haasan, especially has been applauded for its high romantic elements. So, it is safe to say that the emotional part of this forthcoming film will be carefully sketched out.
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Touted as an 'extraordinary true love story'
While making the announcement, Aishwaryaa had shared a poster that featured an old bicycle in a ghosted street. The image had a vintage feel to it, so it seems the film will deal with a period love story. She had captioned it as, "Happy n feeling blessed to announce my directorial debut in Hindi Oh Saathi Chal, an extraordinary true love story."
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Here's her tweet
We have got the ball rolling …the feeling is mutual and I’m truly blessed to be a part of such a script #thankful …and yes here we go ! https://t.co/3ZW30t2HcH
— Aishwarya Rajinikanth (@ash_rajinikanth) March 21, 2022
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Meenu Arora, producer of 'Jhund,' bankrolling film
Oh Saathi Chal will be bankrolled by Meenu Arora of Cloud 9 Pictures, who had also produced Jhund. She said, "Oh Saathi Chal is a special film, a true love story just waiting to be told. Here's to love, all the way." Meanwhile, Jhund, a sports biographical drama, has Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. It has received critical acclaim, but couldn't earn much.