Shekhar Kapur Reveals Theme of ‘Masoom’ Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Naman Ramachandran Renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (“Bandit Queen,” “Elizabeth”) has revealed the theme for the sequel to his 1983 directorial debut “Masoom.” Written by Gulzar (Oscar-winner for “Slumdog Millionaire” song “Jai Ho”), “Masoom” was an adaptation of Erich Segal’s 1980 novel “Man, Woman and Child.” It followed a happily married couple and their two daughters whose lives are disrupted with the arrival of a boy who is the man’s son from an earlier affair.

The cast included Naseeruddin Shah (“Taj: Divided by Blood”), Shabana Azmi (“Halo”), Jugal Hansraj (“NRI Wives”), Supriya Pathak (“Tabbar”), Saeed Jaffrey (“The Man Who Would Be King”) and Urmila Matondkar (“Rangeela”).

The sequel, titled “Masoom… The New Generation,” is about the “idea of home,” Kapur told Variety. Kapur was in London for the National Film Awards where his last film, Working Title/Studiocanal production “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” scored nine nominations and won four awards including best director, best British film, best screenplay (Jemima Khan) and best supporting actor (Asim Chaudhry). “If you look at ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It?,’ you realize it was a joint family system, which in that part of the world lasted a long time.

And not just India, but across South Asia,” Kapur said. “One of the big things has been happening is that kids have been moving away – from small towns to Mumbai, Mumbai to the west.