Naseeruddin Shah and Kalki Koechlin photographed in Mumbai.
Highlights
- Kalki and Naseeruddin shah have co-starred in That Girl in Yellow Boots
- Their film Waiting is scheduled to release on May 27
- Naseeruddin Shah says Kalki Koechlin is 'utterly fantastic'
Mumbai:
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah said that his co-star Kalki Koechlin from the upcoming movie
Waiting is perfect to play the role.
Directed by Anu Menon,
Waiting features Mr Shah as an old-school Philosophy professor while Kalki, 32, plays an advertising professional.
"The thought of working with Kalki was delicious and I have to say she is utterly fantastic. She was absolutely the right choice for this part," he said in a statement. The film chronicles the story of both the characters who grapple with grief.
Shiv (Mr Shah) and Tara (Kalki)
strike an unlikely friendship when they meet each other in a hospital while nursing their respective comatose spouses.
The
Ishqiya star has
earlier worked with Kalki in the Anurag Kashyap-directed
That Girl in Yellow Boots.
Waiting is scheduled to release on May 27.