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Urmila Matondkar Opens Up About Rumors She Converted to Islam<\/a><\/p>\n So far she has not confirmed if she’s on board to play Uzma Ahmed. Mumbai Mirror<\/em> reports that Saif Ali Khan, on the other hand, is excited about the movie.<\/p>\n “When the team met for a narration, Saif instantly liked the script. He has agreed to be a part of the project and will be sporting a very different look in the film, which is expected to roll in February-March next year. The makers are currently looking to cast an A-list actress to play Uzma.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Tashan<\/em><\/strong> star won’t don his avatar for the role till much later. That’s around the time they plan to start shooting.<\/p>\n Naam Shabana<\/em><\/strong> director Shivam Nair will helm the direction of the film. Meanwhile, Ritesh Shah is working on the screenplay.<\/p>\n ALSO READ<\/p>\n Sidharth Malhotra & Parineeti Chopra Are a “Jabariya Jodi”\u00a0[Video]<\/a><\/p>\n Saif Ali Khan will essay the role of JP Singh, India’s former Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad. The diplomat played a key role in bringing Uzma Ahmed back to India after it emerged that Uzma might have not gotten married out of her own free will.<\/p>\n Uzma Ahmed fell in love with a Pakistani taxi driver, Tahir Ali, during a trip to Malaysia. When she went to look for him in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, she was forced to marry him at gunpoint.<\/p>\n ALSO READ<\/p>\n Top Hollywood Actors Who Still Haven’t Won An Oscar<\/a><\/p>\n If you are confused at how events took a turn for the worse, you’re not alone. Generally, Uzma Ahmed would have just married Tahir Ali on her own when she found him in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. But she also found out what her paramour had been hiding from her all this time. She found Tahir Ali, the father of four children.<\/p>\n Tahir Ali was already married and had a family. Unfortunately for Uzma, she was held at gunpoint and made to marry the person she thought she knew inside out.<\/p>\n You just can’t make excuse for terrible human beings. But at least some film executives are looking to milk this real life story for all its worth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bollywood is making a biopic on Uzma Ahmed, the Indian woman who married a Pakistani taxi driver. Saif Ali Khan is also on board and Shraddha Kapoor has been offered the main role of Uzma. Shraddha Kapoor has been offered to playing the female lead Uzma Ahmed., the Delhi girl that moved to Pakistan to be with her beloved. 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