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Who's the lucky duo playing Kishore Kumar, Mohd Rafi?

Who's the lucky duo playing Kishore Kumar, Mohd Rafi?

Arif Ali has a musical saga in the works, and is eyeing some of Bollywood's young stars to portray the greats
10 Sep, 2015

Bollywood boys Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor and Varun Dhawan may be vying for the chance to play musical legends Kishore Kumar and Mohammad Rafi in Arif Ali's second film, Sitaarey, according to a DNA India report.

The film is confirmed to be a musical saga; however, the identities of the singers it focuses on is yet to be officially revealed. Rumour has it that Sitaarey is based on the top two Bollywood singers back in the '70s, and it is no stretch of the imagination to suggest that the pair is none other than Kishore Kumar-Mohammad Rafi.

According to DNA India's source, “The film will reveal a tale of innocence set in a self-consumed, conniving environment. The casting is yet to be complete but the the team is looking at names like Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor and Varun Dhawan to play the main leads."

Further, the source says, "Buzz is that the film has been inspired by the lives of two great male singing legends of that era — friends, yet competitors as far as their singing was concerned.”

The director has said that the film will follow a simple story, and producer Arjun N Kapoor has promised that careful attention will be paid to the re-creation of the '70s era.