The story of the film revolves around the relationship between two siblings. Vicky Arora plays the brother in the film.
Verma says he had a great time shooting the film with Taapsee, who went through a training session to get the physical nuances of her character right.
"I narrated the script to her in Mauritius on the sets of 'Judwaa 2' and at the end of the narration, she asked me 'When would you like to shoot it?' She trained very hard for the film. We had a great time shooting, it was fun and quite intense too."
Asked why he chose Taapsee for the film, Verma said: "I had written this script around two years ago. I had watched Taapsee's film 'Pink' and worked with her in 'Naam Shabana'. I knew then that she would be perfect for the part."
Though the title of the short film is yet to be decided, the cast and crew finished its four-day shoot in Mumbai.
Other superstars like Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt on Saturday spellbounded the audience with their electrifying performances at the event.
Clad in a traditional saree, Alia Bhatt received the Best Actress Award for her outstanding performance in the film "Udta Punjab" and later shared a picture holding the award on her Instagram account.
Amitabh Bachchan proved again that he is the megastar of Bollywood as he won Best Male Actor award for the film "Pink".
Ritika Singh, who acted opposite R Madhavan in Saala Khadoos, tweeted after winning the best debut female award and dedicated the award to her parents.
Anushka Sharma received The Viewer's Choice Best Actor Female award for "Sultan" while her male counterpart Salman Khan won the award in the male category for the same film.
The producer of the film "Neerja" Atul Kasvekar tweeted that director Ram Madhvani won the Best Director Award for the film while Saiwan Quadras won the best screenplay award.
Earlier, the star-studded evening started with celebrities, including Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Sunny Leone, Huma Qureshi, Vidya Balan, Sridevi, Hrithik Roshan, Anushka Sharma, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Sanya Malhotra, among others walking the red carpet.
Neetu Kapoor who wore a formal attire said, "As my husband Rishi Kapoor received two nominations, I am here to receive the award on his behalf if he wins. Looking forward to it tonight."
Ace choreographer Shiamak Davar told media that he treats every award shows as a different and does not repeat anything.
"I am quite excited about how Varun and Alia perform tonight because they are my students," he said.
Govinda arrived with his daughter Tina Ahuja who said, "After a long time I will watch my father perform live on the stage. I have come here especially for that."
He performed with actress Raveena Tandon at the award ceremony hosted by Manish Paul.
Actress Vidya Balan attended the event in a white saree and traditional jewellery. She was excited on her forthcoming film "Begamjaan".
Kunal Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Urvashi Rautela, Sophie Choudry, Rahul Bose, Javed Akhtar, Tiger Shroff, Gauhar Khan, Pritam, Sonali Bendre and Disha Patani, among others were also present at the award ceremony.
The award ceremony will be aired on Zee Cinema on Saturday, April 1 at 7.30 p.m.
Taapsee Unaffected By What Anyone Says
The actress while cleverly hinting at the remarks made by Chandel said that Kangana is a very good actress and that she is not at all affected by anything she says. The brutal tweet was made by Rangoli Chandel after Taapsee posted a tweet appreciating the movie of Kangana, “Judgemental Hai Kya?” sans any mention of the actress.
While replying to the media on “sasti copy” comment of Chandel, the “Pink” actress stated, "For me, Kangana is a very good actress, she was and she still is... But other than this, she doesn't affect me in my life. It doesn't affect me what she says. There are a lot of people saying a lot of things on my Twitter timeline."
Taapsee further added that even though she has never spoken to the “Queen” star, the latter is her senior and if ever they come face to face, she won’t mind greeting her with a hello. Taapsee is known for her natural performances in movies such as Naam Shabana, Pink, Mulk, Badla, Manmarziyaan, and Soorma. She was last seen in the film Game Over and will be seen next in “Mission Mangal” co-starring Vidya Balan, Akshay Kumar, Kriti Kulhari, Sonakshi Sinha, and Sharman Joshi.
By Sangati Jogwar
Producer Boney Kapoor, who forayed into Tamil industry with the remake of "Pink", "Nerkonda Paarvaai" with superstar Ajith, is also producing the Telugu version with Kalyan reprising megastar Amitabh Bachchan's role in the original.
The film will be jointly produced by Dil Raju and Kapoor.
According to a press release issued by the makers, Sriram Venu will be directing the movie and dialogues will be written by Trivikram Srinivas.
The film, which is tentatively titled as "PSPK 20", is expected to go on floors by the end of this year.