Naseeruddin Shah, Padmini Kohlapure team up for `Bolo Raam`

New Delhi: After a long gap Bollywood verterans Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Padmini Kohlapure will be seen together in murder mystery `Bolo Raam`.

The film, which is releasing on December 31, marks the debut of Rishi Bhutani and has been directed by theatre actor Rakesh Chaturvedi `Om`. `Bolo Raam` is the story of a boy Raam Kaushik (Rishi), who is charged with the murder of his mother Archana, played by Kohlapure. Raam falls in to a state of shock, brief psychotic disorder, after his mother`s death and become silent, refusing to talk or react in any manner. The story unfolds as the investigating officer, Indrajeet Singh Rathi (Om Puri), consults a Psychiatrist Dr N S Neg (Naseeruddin Shah) to determine Raam`s state of mind and the reason for his slience. "I play a psychiatrist who is given a task to make Raam speak so that the truth is unveiled. It is a very intense character and I enjoyed working with Rakesh, who has been a great actor before he came to directing this film," Shah said. "It feels great to be working with Padmini after a long gap. We last worked together in `Wo Saat Din`. Also teaming up with Om after `Maqbool` and `Shoot on Sight` was a nice experience yet again," Shah added. The film also stars Rajpal Yadav, Govind Namdev and Manoj Pahwa in pivotal roles. The film has been produced by Goldy Bhutani`s production company Sree Keshav Films. The music is by Sachin Gupta and singers Sukhwinder Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan have lent their voices for the film. PTI