Sunil Agnihotri, the Master of Costume Dramas, a name which had put the entire nation to a stand still on Sunday Mornings with his 'Chandrakanta' and who changed the concept of afternoon viewing with 'Yug', is back with his latest fantasy 'Chandramukhi'.
This is a huge fantasy being shot on outdoor locations like Kulu Manali, Raj Pipla and Mahableshwar. In 'Chandramukhi' every Moonless night, the Hero turns into an animal and kills his own people. He had a curse that whenever there is an eye contact with his father, the father will turn blind which happens. To bring father's eye sight back he has to get the flower from Princess Chandramukhi's Kingdom, a place from where nobody comes back alive.
After the success of 'Jai Ganesha' and 'Betaal Pachisi', Sunil did his last serial 'Aa Gale Lag Ja' in 2003. Then Sunil was busy with a film for kids 'Ali Baba Chalis Chor' with Arbaz Khan.
"Later I was approached by my producers Applause to do a Fantasy. I thought for sometime and had to make something that was starkly different from Chandrakanta and also more entertaining for the masses. This idea was inspired by an Arabian tale Gul-E-Bakawli. I narrated the line to Applause and they liked it. So my current drama Chandramukhi was born with action, thrills, emotions and comedy. Special FX plays a very important part in the serial," says Sunil.
In today's age of computers, are there still takers for such story? "Yes definitely, West has spent millions of dollars on fantasies and are still spending millions to entertain with something new on this genre. Science and technology has definitely a big part to play for films like Star Wars, ET, Jurassic Park" answers the dream weaver.
Star cast for Chandramukhi includes Deepak Parashar, Natasha Sinha, Krutika Desai, Mamik, Sachin Khurana, Nishigandha Wad, Amita Nagia, Goga Kapoor, Saadika , Shiva, Sanjiva, Tej Sapru, Raja Chaudhray, Ram Mohan, Vinod Kapoor, Rita Jagtiani, Dinesh Hingoo, Ria Walia, Gunjan Pant, Mahindra Ghule, Manish Shrma, Savi Junja, Yojesh, Anwer Fatehan, Jai Prakesh, Snandar Anrohi with Vindu Dara Singh and newfind Piku Sharma.