Arjun Rampal seems to have a busy 2021. The actor is currently shooting for Dhaakad which stars Kangana Ranaut in the lead. He has now signed a new project called The Rapist that will present the socio-political realities in the most sensible manner. The movie will also star Konkona Sensharma in a pivotal role. This is the second time that Arjun and Konkona will share screen together after Venod Mitra's 2013 independent anthology film Meridian Lines that told the story of seven troubled strangers. Also Read - Eminent theatre personality Usha Ganguly dies at 75 due to cardiac attack; Aparna Sen and Shabana Azmi mourn loss
Konkona's mother and celebrated Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen is directing the film and being produced under the banner of Banijay Asia. "The Rapist is a hard-hitting drama that examines how much of society is responsible for producing rapists. It's about the victim's trauma, the circumstances, and how a woman deals with it. The pre-production has already started and will get off the ground officially in March," said a source close to the development. Also Read - Aparna Sen calls Pahlaj Nihalani's stand on Lipstick Under My Burkha as shameful
The Rapist is believed to be like any other critically-acclaimed Aparna Sen project that presents socio-political realities in the most sensible manner. It's expected to be as political and outspoken as her films such as 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981), Paroma (1984), Yugant (1995), Mr. & Mrs. Iyer (2002) among others. The Arjun Rampal- Konkona Sen Sharma film will mark the filmmaker's third Hindi outing after Saari Raat (2015) and the highly intellectual Sonata (2017) revolving around three middle-aged women. Also Read - Konkona Sen Sharma and Ranvir Shorey to separate after 5 years of marriage!
The actor-director-activist has never hesitated to express her concerns about the violence, rape, or threats made against women through her films. While speaking about the increasing episodes of rape and assaults in India, Aparna Sen once shared, "Women never came forward to denounce their rapists because they knew it would be useless and it would be they who would be held responsible anyway. Often they would not speak up for fear of breaking up the family. Today, the situation has changed radically. There are strong laws in workplaces where sexual abuse is taken very seriously and strong action is taken against the perpetrators. Women are much more ready to come forward and denounce their rapists today."
On the work front, after beginning 2021 with a courtroom psychological drama Nail Polish where Arjun played a high-profile defense lawyer to a famous social activist, the Rock On star is now geared up to shoot for at least four more projects in the coming months. He has already completed Abbas-Mustan's series Penthouse.
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