A still from the film

Marathi filmmaker Samit Kakkad is set to make his Bollywood directorial debut with a film titled AscharyaF#*kIt, inspired by the writings of the late revered writer Saadat Hasan Manto. The film revolves around an unlikely love story where desire and greed intertwines the lives of a Bollywood star, his chauffeur, a prostitute and her pimp, read a statement."I wanted to bring Manto's complex characters to life on 70 mm but also wanted to tell a story that will keep contemporary audiences engaged. At the heart of it, 'AscharyaF#*kIt' is an unconventional love story and it is the idea of love that ultimately binds everything in the film," Kakkad said.