MUMBAI: Fox Star Studios India and Vishal Bhardwaj are producing Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola where they have roped in Shabana Azmi to play the role of a corrupt politician.

Azmi had earlier essayed the the role of a politician in Vinay Shukla’s Godmother.

The film, scheduled to release on 15 May, is the tale of a wayward man who sets on a rustic journey to reunite with his wife and parents. The film also reunites Azmi‘s pairing with Naseeruddin Shah.

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola also features Imran Khan and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles along with Pankaj Kapur.

The film is to be shot be in the interior regions of Haryana.