Diganth plays gully cricket for Bollywood

 

The blue-eyed boy of Sandalwood, Diganth's Bollywood debut seems to be some how getting delayed for some reason or the other. The actor was supposed to debut with filmmaker Vikram Bhatt's new version of horror flick, 1920, but he has now backed out of the project and Sharman Joshi has replaced him in the film.

At the press meet of his latest Kannada film, Barfi, Diganth confirmed that he is no longer doing the project. He said, "The film was supposed to be shot in April, but it got delayed due to various reasons. Now the film is set to launch in August. I have waited enough and I can't miss my next project with Dinakar Thoogudeepa. I have expressed my inability to act in the film." It is interesting to know that the female lead, Prachi Desai, has also apparently backed out of the film because of the delay. 

Diganth has finally been handed his ticket to Bollywood as shooting for his first Hindi film Sattack, a remake of the Tamil movie Chennai 600028, starts on November 28.
Sattack is based on a game of gully cricket and the life stories of the players. The film is being co-produced by David director Bejoy Nambiar while his associate Yazad is directing the movie.

Shakthi Kapoor's son, Sidhanth Kapoor, is also acting in the movie. The film is directed by Yazad, who has assisted Bejoy in the past. The shoot for this film started earlier this month. Diganth was initially Bejoy's first choice for a role in David(Bollywood movie), but the role eventually went to Neil Nitin Mukesh. In fact, there have been several reports about Diganth's impending Bollywood debut. He and Nidhi Subbaiah were supposed to make their Bollywood debuts together in Jazz, but the film was shelved.

Back home, Diganth is working on a Kodi Ramakrishna film with Ramya. He has also signed another movie "Ondooralli Obba Raja" that will be directed by Dinakar Toogudeepa.

“This industry (Hindi films) feels and looks completely new to me as they follow different pattern from what I have experienced on the sets of Kannada films. I am learning new things and meeting new people. This movie also sees a lot of good new faces with whom I have struck up a good friendship,” says Diganth who recalls his passion for the game as a child and one that took a new shape when he started playing with a season ball in Celebrity Cricket matches. “Now, I am enjoying playing the game in front of the camera,” he adds. Sattack will see Siddanth Kapoor (son of Shakti Kapoor) play Shiva’s character from the original while Diganth will essay Jai’s role.

Rumour has it that he and good friend Aindrita Ray have both shifted base to Mumbai for better prospects.  Contradicting the talk,  Diganth says, “Andy is doing a Bengali film, and I am here. She is busy in Kolkata and I am in Mumbai, more like East and West. So settling in Mumbai is a far away thought. This is a temporary shift for six to seven months because I am shooting for a Hindi film, which usually takes time, and I can’t be travelling up and down Bangalore-Mumbai.”
Of course, he’s missing the food and his pets.