Om is all charged about his upcoming flick Bandook. "The film has been inspired by a true life incident that I conceptualised when on one of my nomadic travels in the North India.

I met a priest in Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu who I discovered to my surprise was an absconding contract killer from Benares (Varanasi). He was assumed to be dead or missing , but that was not true.

I was moved by his story." Aditya even tracked his wife, a former nautch girl.

"And to my shock, she was the head of an underworld gang. She was harbouring political ambitions.

I weaved a fictional plot around it and thus Bandook was born. It is a hardcore commercial venture on the lines of Bandit Queen or Omkara dealing with crime and politics.

It was a thrilling experience making this film." Bandook is expected to be screened at the Cine Crest International Film Festival at Minnesota , US.

"I want Bandook to be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival too and am keeping my fingers crossed," he grins (less)