It is a well known fact that Prakash Jha's upcoming flick Chakravyuh deals with the issue of Naxalism and now, it seems that veteran actor Om Puri, who is known for his versatility and acting skills, might be seen playing a character based on real life Maoist Kobad Ghandy in the film.

Though Om Puri did not confim this, he did admit that there are a lot of similarities between the two. Puri further added that he is impressed and influenced by Kobad Ghandy's teachings. It seems that initially Jha just wanted to incorporate a few elements of Kobad's life in the character Puri is playing, but as the latter read more about the Maoist, who gave up a cushy South Mumbai life to turn to Maoism, he got much impressed and urged Prakash to make his character as close to Kobad as possible.

Ghandy hailed from a wealthy Parsi family in South Mumbai and also worked in London, but gave up his lifestyle to move to Nagpur with his wife to dedicate himself entirely to the cause of tribal rights, women's issues and campaigns on behalf of lower caste people and women.

Chakravyuh boasts of an impressive star cast comprising Manoj Bajpayee, Abhay Deol, Arjun Rampal and Esha Gupta.

Fans of the 1983 cop drama Ardh Satya, which revolved around the struggles of an upright cop in a corrupt system, are sure to rejoice at reading this piece of news.

It seems that director Govind Nihalani is gearing up to make a sequel to the critically acclaimed film, which also starred Smita Patil and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Confirming the news, Nihalani said that he wanted to explore the fate of Om Puri’s character Anant Welankar, who kills ganglord Rama Shetty (played by Sadashiv Amrapurkar) in the climax scene of Ardh Satya before surrendering himself to the police.

Nihalani said that the sequel will start off with Welankar coming out of prison as an old man after serving his sentence. The director also claimed that he was confident about roping in Om Puri to reprise his role as Anant whereas veteran actress Shabana Azmi might play the female lead.