Fazal attraction: Ali's many acts
His production house is a democratic setup where a team of 5-6 people sit together and brainstorm ideas and are critical of each other. Their upcoming production, Papita, based on Mumbai's paparazzi , is struggling for finances, and they have decided to go for a theatrical release. 'We have opened bids for takers to take the lead on this. It goes on the floors next year,' says Fazal.
Talking about the box office, Fazal says it's high time he starts to look at more commercial projects as an actor. Fazal has mostly been a part of multi-starrer projects. 'I don't have many box office numbers. So I would love doing more films in theatres as a romantic and commercial hero. It is just that the right opportunity didn't come up, and I was busy with the international projects. But now I want to shift my focus back here,' he adds.
As of now, Fazal is preparing for Mirzapur, the film and calls it a big risk. He will be next seen in an untitled Amazon Prime Video series with Sonali Bendre, in 1947 with Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta, and the next season of his popular web series Mirzapur.
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