'Om Puri has all the fun with Mallika'

Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri were last seen together in Raj Kumar Santoshi's 1998 film, China Gate.

Now, they will be seen together again in K C Bokadia’s Dirty Politics, starring Mallika Sherawat.

Naseer has a grudge this time against his colleague. "I have barely one shot with Mallika while Om gets to do some very exciting scenes with her."

Om plays a sleazy politician, who has an affair with Sherawat’s character.

"Om even gets to bite Mallika’s shoulder!" Naseer adds.

On a more serious note, Naseer is all praise for his producer-director. "Initially, I thought K C Bokadiasaab would be just a commercial-minded filmmaker. But he is more than that. He is a very gracious producer and a sincere director. I enjoyed working with him. He came to me with a role that required just four days’ work from me. I am glad I did it. I enjoyed myself."

Image: Mallika Sherawat. Photograph: Abhijit Mhamunkar