Naseeruddin Shah is having a ball in Lucknow shooting for Abhishek Choubey’s Dedh Ishqiya, the sequel to the well-received <em>Ishqiya</em>. Says Naseer, “I’ve been here in Lucknow before to shoot for Muzaffar Ali’s <em>Umrao Jaan</em>, Shyam Benegal’s <em>Junoon</em> and Sudhir Mishra’s <em>Yeh Woh Manzil Toh Nahin</em>. But I haven’t been in Lucknow for some years now. The city has changed a lot. It’s great fun...My wife Ratna visits off and on.”

Starring: <strong>Naseeruddin Shah, Nivedita Bhattacharya, Ahana Kumrah, Shruti Vyas</strong> Written & Directed by <strong>Makarand Despande</strong> Rating: <strong>*** ?</strong> These women sleep FOR you. Not WITH you. These are not street walkers. They are sleep workers who sleep for you when you are busy.

Naseeruddin Shah has done brief role in Makarand Deshpande’s film Sona Spa. Says Naseer, “It was just a half-a-day’s work. I play a Godman who spouts inane wisdom from his home far away from India. It’s a very tongue-in-cheek kind of role.”