 Mumbai: Renowned Sarod players Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan are now back to their sarod recitals as their debut movie with director J.P. Dutta has been put on hold. The Bangash brothers were barred from making public appearances till its release.
Amaan, who performed with brother Ayaan at Delhi's Malhaar Festival, said, "We played (the sarod) after a sabbatical of one year. We were quite happy and it was a special moment since I have been playing for 15 years now, and this was one year when I didn't play; so I was really looking forward to this performance."
Sons of sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan and Ayaan teamed up with model sisters Tapur and Tupur Chatterjee for their Bollywood launch vehicle. After shooting major parts of the film, the makers have reportedly shelved it due to financial issues.
32-year-old Amaan informed, "We were under a contract of `no public appearance'. But when we realised that the film is facing some problems and will take some time to release, we spoke to J.P. Dutta and told him that we can't keep waiting. It is not financially viable for us to avoid all our music concerts."
He added, "We had shot for the film for five-six months and almost 50 percent of the film was completed. We worked hard. I lost 18 kg for it. Shooting was supposed to be completed by July, but unfortunately it has now been postponed. I don't know the current status of the film." Amaan stresses that they don't hold any grudge against Dutta, who has made acclaimed films like `Border' and `Refugee'.
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