Amole Gupte to direct and produce Stanley Ka Dabba : Bollywood News

After writing the sensitive Taare Zameen Par, Amole Gupte was next seen as an actor in Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey. His role of the crooked politician 'Bhope Bhau' fetched him a lot of acclaim from the critics and the masses. Since then, while Amole has been acting in films such as the soon to be released Phas Gaye Re Obama, what's keeping him busier is his home production and directorial venture Stanley Ka Dabba.

Speaking exclusively to Bollywood Hungama, Amole reveals, "Stanley Ka Dabba is an emotional drama about children's tiffin boxes. It's my next directorial venture which I have also written and is even the first film produced by me under my banner Amole Gupte Cinema Pvt. Ltd."

Commenting on the cast of the film, Amole says, "Stanley Ka Dabba stars around 250 children most of who have been a part of the workshops conducted by us. Besides the children, the film also stars Divya Dutta, Divya Jagdale, Rajendranath Zutshi, Aditya Lakhia, Rahul Singh, Shiv Subramaniyam, Kadambari and myself."

The film's other crew members includes names such as Deepa Bhatia (Co-producer and Editor), Amol Gole (Director of Photography), Dwarak Warrier & Madhu Apsara (Sound Design), Nyla Masood (Costumes) and Coleen Khan (Styling). Besides these names the lyrics have been penned by Amole Gupte himself while the music has been composed by a new and upcoming talent who Amole wishes to introduce at a later stage.

The film is currently in its edit stage and Amole is looking at releasing the film during summer vacations next year.