Shabana Azmi travels on a local train in Mumbai
Actually, she want to get first hand experience of the crowded local locations of Mumbai in order to research for her character in the upcoming film Chalk n Duster. And she travelled by local train to get experience of how it feels to be a commuter in jam packed compartment.
Chalk n Duster is about teachers, the education system and the commercialization of the system in the country. The actress, who plays the role of a middle class teacher in the film, travelled from Andheri to Virar with her entourage to see how it feels to be a middle class teacher, to endure their pain and struggle.
She also got in a heart-to-heart chat with a few fellow commuters and learnt about their daily endeavors to reach work in time. It was a refreshing journey for the former National award winning actress.
Chalk n Duster is written by Ranjeev Varma and directed by Jayant Gilatar. It stars Juhi Chawla, Zarina Wahab, Divya Dutta in major roles along with Anupam Kher, Jackie Shroff, Sameer Soni and Arya Babbar in pivotal roles and is produced by Subhash Singh and Sonali Singh under the 3S Creations banner.
