Shah Rukh Khan to produce film based on Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse caseAuthor : AZIndia News Desk
Shah Rukh Khan's latest outing as a producer, Kaamyaab has won the hearts of the critics. The superstar has been backing content-driven projects and Kaamyaab proved the same. Now, SRK is backing a project based on infamous 2018 Muzaffarpur shelter mass abuse. For the uninitiated, The Muzaffarpur case came to light when the Tata Institute of Social Sciences conducted a social audit of shelters across Bihar. Their report, which highlighted sexual abuse of girls at a Muzaffarpur short-stay home run by the NGO ‘Seva Sankalp Evam Vikas Samiti', prompted an FIR, registered on May 31, 2018. The girls were rescued and shifted to Madhubani, Patna and Mokama.
The yet-to-be-titled film will be helmed by Pulkit, who had earlier directed a show on Subhas Chandra Bose and the 2017 film, Maroon. Talking about the same, a source told Mumbai Mirror, "He has done extensive research for the film, which will have a journalist as the protagonist and is expected to roll in July. The cast will be finalised shortly."
Earlier, while talking about Kaamyaab, SRK had written on his Twitter page, "A small film with a big heart...and some heartbreaks. Hope it finds love from those who see it. All the best to the team....and bas ab enjoy life aur option hi kya hai... "
Meanwhile, talking about his upcoming films, reports are making the rounds that King Khan will be starring in Raj & DK's upcoming directorial. It's also being reported that the superstar has Atlee's film also in his kitty.