Shekhar Suman turns director; dedicates his first movie to his late son

The multi-talented Shekhar Suman has finally donned the directorial hat with a movie called Heartless. Billed as a romantic medical thriller, Shekhar considers the movie quite close to his heart and has dedicated it to his elder son Aayush who had passed away at the tender age of 11 due to a complicated heart ailment. Talking about the film, Shekhar said, “In some ways, Heartless has a slice of my heart in it. The film was a huge emotional experience for me to direct and act with my son Adhyayan for the first time. He is a very sensitive and an intense actor.” When asked to throw more light about the genre of the film, Shekhar explained, “The film is based on a never seen before phenomenon of 'anesthesia awareness', a frightening state where in patients who are administered anesthesia are conscious from within; they can see, hear and even experience pain while their body remains still." Heartless produced by Alka Suman also stars Deepti Naval, Madan Jain and Om Puri in pivotal roles. The film is set to release on 7 February 2014.