<p> The young actor says it would be be an 'honour' to step into the singer's shoes for the movie.<br /><br />"Nagesh had asked me a year-and-a-half back about doing Kishore-da's part and I had immediately said yes, but nothing is official as of now... personally speaking I'm really looking forward to it," Shreyas told IANS over telephone from Mumbai.<br /><br />"I haven't been able to speak with Nagesh about it yet, but I'd love to portray Kishore-da without any doubt... I'm a big fan of his and as an actor it'll be a huge honour for me as well as a challenge to enact him in a film," he added.<br /><br />Apparently Kukunoor, who had launched the actor in Bollywood with his critically-acclaimed 2005 movie 'Iqbal', wants to cast him in the biopic for two reasons - first, a Kishore Kumar bio-pic cannot be attempted with a star who has a strong image and, secondly, Shreyas is a huge Kishore Kumar fan himself.<br /><br />If Kukunoor signs Shreyas for the film, it will be his fifth project with the director after 'Aashayein', 'Bombay to Bangkok' (2008), 'Dor' (2006) and 'Iqbal' (2005).<br /><br />Asked if he would be crooning the hitmaker's numbers if roped in, Shreyas said: "You wouldn't like to mess around with Kishore-da's voice. I keep humming his songs, but you can't really call me a singer. His voice has been god's gift and I'll try (to sing in his voice), but if I cannot then we'll pick a singer who can do justice to his songs.<br /><br />"But as far as the performance part is concerned, it is totally under my control and I'll make sure that I pull that perfectly... I wont leave any room for any finger to find anything missing," he added.<br /><br />Kukunoor's narrative in the film would be propelled forward on the strength of Kishore Kumar's songs and he is also in the process of acquiring the rights to the original numbers.<br /><br />The filmmaker has spent hours with Kishore Kumar's son Amit Kumar and wife Leena Chandravarkar - they gave Kukunoor enough anecdotes to make the biopic authentic.<br />Interestingly, two more directors - Sudhir Mishra and Shoojit Sircar - are also set to wield the megaphone on the life and songs of the multi-faceted Kishore Kumar.<br /><br />While Mishra is looking forward to casting Kishore Kumar's younger son Sumit provided he can act, Sircar's film, which is being penned by Rensil D'Silva, is currently on hold.</p>
<p> The young actor says it would be be an 'honour' to step into the singer's shoes for the movie.<br /><br />"Nagesh had asked me a year-and-a-half back about doing Kishore-da's part and I had immediately said yes, but nothing is official as of now... personally speaking I'm really looking forward to it," Shreyas told IANS over telephone from Mumbai.<br /><br />"I haven't been able to speak with Nagesh about it yet, but I'd love to portray Kishore-da without any doubt... I'm a big fan of his and as an actor it'll be a huge honour for me as well as a challenge to enact him in a film," he added.<br /><br />Apparently Kukunoor, who had launched the actor in Bollywood with his critically-acclaimed 2005 movie 'Iqbal', wants to cast him in the biopic for two reasons - first, a Kishore Kumar bio-pic cannot be attempted with a star who has a strong image and, secondly, Shreyas is a huge Kishore Kumar fan himself.<br /><br />If Kukunoor signs Shreyas for the film, it will be his fifth project with the director after 'Aashayein', 'Bombay to Bangkok' (2008), 'Dor' (2006) and 'Iqbal' (2005).<br /><br />Asked if he would be crooning the hitmaker's numbers if roped in, Shreyas said: "You wouldn't like to mess around with Kishore-da's voice. I keep humming his songs, but you can't really call me a singer. His voice has been god's gift and I'll try (to sing in his voice), but if I cannot then we'll pick a singer who can do justice to his songs.<br /><br />"But as far as the performance part is concerned, it is totally under my control and I'll make sure that I pull that perfectly... I wont leave any room for any finger to find anything missing," he added.<br /><br />Kukunoor's narrative in the film would be propelled forward on the strength of Kishore Kumar's songs and he is also in the process of acquiring the rights to the original numbers.<br /><br />The filmmaker has spent hours with Kishore Kumar's son Amit Kumar and wife Leena Chandravarkar - they gave Kukunoor enough anecdotes to make the biopic authentic.<br />Interestingly, two more directors - Sudhir Mishra and Shoojit Sircar - are also set to wield the megaphone on the life and songs of the multi-faceted Kishore Kumar.<br /><br />While Mishra is looking forward to casting Kishore Kumar's younger son Sumit provided he can act, Sircar's film, which is being penned by Rensil D'Silva, is currently on hold.</p>
