Adil Hussain in Nilakshi Sengupta's Blue: The Colour of Guilt

Writer-director Nilakshi Sengupta has roped in Adil Hussain for her directorial debut, Blue: The Colour of Guilt. The film is a modern-day story set on the backdrop of the 1859 Indigo rebellion in Bengal. The project, written by Nilakshi, has been shortlisted in NFDC's 2021 Co Production market of Film Bazaar.

Adil Hussain on being a part of this film based in the UK’s New Castle upon Tyne, says, "Blue is a story that hasn't been told yet. It’s one of the darkest hours of Indian history and it's a story that needs to be told. And the way Nilakshi has written the screenplay I think it's one of the most interesting ways to tell the story. I trust Nilakshi completely on this. The film has a big chance of going places across the globe. With the ideas and casting she has in mind, I am sure we will be making a very very good film, if not a great one."

Nilakshi on the film's subject shares, "The story of Indigo Rebellion is at the backdrop - an event that many Indians have forgotten and many International historians are unaware of. No film till date has included this subject yet. The story deals with the collective ancestral guilt and the relationships of individuals today. Those whose past belongs to the oppressive British and those of the oppressed Indian. This is their story of modern-day interactions."

Nilakshi has been a director-producer for over 20 years in advertising and corporate content creation. She has also curated film festivals and authored the books ‘Tina and her magic Kettle’ and ‘Tina goes to Pompeii’.