I have great respect for the writer,” says Payal. I did a fair amount of homework for my role, in consultation with Dhananjay, and especially with Agni Sreedhar. “Being part of a biopic, we have to portray real-life characters, and the pressure will be more than the fictional roles. Head Bush is based on Agni Sreedhar’s autobiography My Days in the Underworld, and Payal agrees that playing a real-life character was a huge responsibility. When we met in Hyderabad, he shared details about my role and the script, and I thought it was perfect for my debut,” she says. “I knew about Dhananjay’s popularity in Sandalwood. The actor says Dhananjay, the lead actor and producer of Head Bush approached her for the role. If you are a fan of poetry, this one is for you if not, you will walk out as a believer in poetry! One can expect nothing less from a film that marks the debut of Surjit Bindrakhia’s son, Gitaz, has lyrics by Jaani, and B Praak and Afsana Khan as singers.Speculations about Payal making her Sandalwood debut always did their rounds, which finally came through with the gangster drama, Head Bush directed by Shoonya. The director has made sure every supporting cast member added value to the script. It remains to be seen whether he can do justice to a comedy film, but through his acting he sure made the audience shed tears in this one. With Gitaz, Jagdeep has given one gem of an actor to Pollywood. Sargun’s screen time, even though lesser than Gitaz, is worth applause. Soaked in spiritual love, it’s a chapter even Hindi cinema can take a cue from. The beginning is slow but soon it becomes a rollercoaster of emotions - from infatuation to love to separation to betrayal to reunion to poetic justice! And, mind you, there couldn’t be better ending to Jagdeep’s screenplay than Jaani’s shayari. As they both recite their favourites, music compliments their outstanding performances. If the former is a Shiv Kumar Batalvi fan, the latter has learnt Jaun Elia by heart. Rabbi (Gitaz), the hero, is a school boy who falls in love with a married woman, Gore (Sargun). Narrated by Amrit Amby, the film follows a nonlinear pattern of storytelling. It’s one successful attempt in an uncharted territory for Punjabi cinema. Sargun Mehta and debutant Gitaz Bindrakhia have delivered, and their chemistry stands out despite the age difference, which happens to be the central theme of the story. In one sentence, Punjabi film Moh is pure poetry! And the director, Jagdeep Sidhu, has lived up to his reputation.
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