<img title="A still from Taare Zameen Par" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/nov/14Taare-Zameen-Par-1.jpg" alt="A still from Taare Zameen Par" /> A still from Taare Zameen Par
The kiddie spy genre may be at a nascent stage in India, but that hasn&rsquo;t deterred Amole Gupte from trying his hand at it. In fact, the filmmaker plans to start a franchise with his upcoming project, 'Sniff', a live-action adventure drama.
Gupte, the man behind acclaimed children-centric films 'Taare Zameen Par' (2007), Stanley Ka Dabba (2011) and Hawaa Hawaai (2014), says, "I don&rsquo;t audition children. Instead, I do workshops with them. During workshops for this film, I came across several talented kids who are natural in front of the camera. I am planning to turn this (Sniff) into a franchise and will cast those kids. Once this film releases, we will start planning for the series."
<img title="Amole Gupte" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/nov/14Amole-Gupte-1.jpg" alt="Amole Gupte" /> Amole Gupte
Sniff, which is scheduled to release early next year, revolves around a young Sikh boy (played by eight-year-old Sunny Gill), who is a spy in the making. The shoot started in September and is likely to be wrapped up by January 2017. Gupte&rsquo;s son, Partho, who featured in his last two films &mdash; Stanley Ka Dabba and Hawaa Hawaai &mdash; won&rsquo;t be part of Sniff, "He has grown taller than me, so I couldn&rsquo;t cast him. He is a fabulous poet and plays the guitar well, so this time round, he will be composing a song," the 52-year-old filmmaker informs.
"But you have left me with a good thought, so there is a possibility that I might include him in the film by introducing a guest track. He might add a cool quotient to my film. Apart from Partho, we also have popular qawwali singer, Aziz Naza&rsquo;s (of Charta Sooraj fame) sons, Mujtaba and Munir, who will make their debut as composers with the film."

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