Lara Dutta, who has played many roles onscreen, will now be seen as a no-nonsense lawyer in the upcoming film Azhar starring Emraan Hashmi in the lead role.
Lara Dutta, who has played many roles onscreen, will now be seen as a no-nonsense lawyer in the upcoming film Azhar starring Emraan Hashmi in the lead role.
After Aishwarya Rai in Jazbaa, it’s now Lara’s turn to play a lawyer on screen.
Talking about her character Lara reveals that she plays a fearless lawyer in the film. She said, “It’s a challenging role and I had fun playing it because it’s a totally fictional character but integral to the narrative.”
Most of her scenes were either shot in Hyderabad or in London. She will be seen as Azhar’s arch nemesis in the film that goes out of her way to prove that he was responsible for the match fixing scandal. Lara also met a lawyer as a part of her preparation. Director Tony Dsouza said, “She went through all the legal documents pertaining to the case. We also had regular reading sessions. She really worked very hard for the role. Lara in fact, was so much into the character that sometimes even off the camera she would speak the lawyer’s language.”
Directed by Tony D’Souza, Azhar features Emraan Hashmi as Mohammad Azharuddin. The film which also stars Prachi Desai and Nargis Fakhri will release on May 13.
