Agencies 

Mumbai, Dec 6: The story of this week’s forthcoming release Khoya Khoya Chand has an uncanny resemblance to the life of the late filmmaker Guru Dutt.

Starring Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan in lead roles, the movie is set in the film industry of 1950s. Its story is about a volatile relationship between a writer and an actress.

While the film’s director Sudhir Mishra hasn’t made it explicit that the movie is based on Guru Dutt’s life, its producer Prakash Jha feels that the film does have some shades of legendary filmmaker’s life.

"It can look like that, since it is a story of a young actress played by Soha, and a writer played by Shiney and the chemistry between them is very good. So the characters can have shades of the legendary filmmaker's life," Jha says.

"The script, the concept of the film is good. It is based on the 50-60s era of the film industry, so it captures the glamour, the set and everything related to that period. With this backdrop, I think it will make a good film," he adds.

Jha, a National award winning filmmaker acclaimed for films like Apaharan , Gangaajal , 'Mrityudand' and 'Damul' is all set to direct his next film, 'Rajniti'.

"It is a film that tries to understand the democratic set up of our country and the equation of politics. Ajay Devgan and Nana Patekar are playing the protagonists and you will find many other actors who were there in my other films like Yashpal Sharma, etc. The process is also on to cast two strong female actors for the film," says Jha.