Prateik Babbar in his forthcoming production ‘My Friend Pinto’ to be made later this year.

Prateik Babbar in his forthcoming production ‘My Friend Pinto’ to be made later this year. The movie is directed by Raghav Dar who served as the associate director on Abbas Tyrewala’s ‘Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na’ where Prateik had a captivating cameo. It was then that the two hit off.

Talking about Bhansali, Prateik says, “It’s a privilege to be working with Mr. Bhansali. When I met him I was amazed to find out how normal he is in spite of being an artiste of such a high caliber.”

Earlier it was being said that Shraddha Kapoor (daughter of Shakti Kapoor) would play the lead role opposite Prateik but now there has been a change in the female cast and Kalki Koechlin (Dev D fame) has been zeroed in as the lead actress.

Kalki confirmed the news saying, “Yes, I am doing My Friend Pinto. In fact it was director Raghav Dar’s idea to cast me in the film, and he was the one who initially recommended me to Sanjay.”

She further adds, “Though right now it’s still too early to give out much of the film, we will be starting the shoot schedule by this month end. The film is a comedy, and I liked the script as it was quirky and funny and hence I said yes to it.”