Filmmaker, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, who was expected to make Chanda Mama Door Ke with late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, recently said that he will revive SSR's dream project as a tribute to the late actor. Sanjay confirmed that although the project couldn’t take off immediately after its announcement in 2017, it isn’t a shelved project.

Over six months after SSR's untimely demise, director friend Sanjay Puran Singh reveals he will revive the space drama as an ode to the late actor. "The film is not shelved. I hope I will be able to translate on screen what I have visualised in my head and put on paper. That said, I am not reviving it right away as it has not been even a year to Sushant's passing; his loss has been emotionally exhausting," says the director.

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The actor, who was to play an astronaut in the space odyssey, had undergone training at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 2018 as part of his prep. He had also interacted with real-life astronauts to gain insights into life in a spaceship. However, with the ambitious venture getting repeatedly delayed, there were murmurs of Sushant dropping out of the project in late 2018. "Whenever I make the film, it will be a tribute to Sushant. He was so attached to the script that I owe this to him. He had given a lot of inputs to the [material]," recounted Sanjay.

However, reimagining another actor other than SSR is going to be a tough job for Sanjay. He now intends to go back to the writing table to rework the script, and the lead role in particular. "I can't think of a replacement for Sushant. Many suggested that I turn it into a web series, but I want to retain it as a film. It is meant for the big screen," said the director. 

(Source: Mid Day)