After bagging the National Award of best director for Shahid, Hansal Mehta is back with City Lights which he describes as “the love story of a common man.”
“City Lights is the story of every common man who in search of his dream or rather a better livelihood. He is migrating from the rural parts of a country to a big city without knowing what hardships he has to go to,” Mehta told.
The film, an official adaptation of British film Metro Manila, sees Rajkumar Rao reunite with the director after ‘Shahid’. Patralekha debuts opposite Rao in the film, slated to release in India on May 30. Rao plays the role of a Rajasthani rural trader who migrates to Mumbai in search of a better life and then goes on to face the challenges of an urban culture. Rao has also received the best actor National Award for his role in Shahid. He is looking forward to emulate the same success with this film too.
“After getting an honour like a National Award obviously people’s expectations increase from you. People are expecting a lot and I have given my best, lets see what happens,” Rao said.
“In this film I had to play role of a Rajasthani villager, which was quite different from other roles I did. A completely different accent, different way of life, clothing and habits, it was very challenging. (PTI)
