Five time national award winner Shabana Azmi, who is very selective when it comes to films, will be seen as a Marathi teacher in 'Chalk N Duster' which she says is a film well within the ambit of mainstream cinema.

Shabana emphasized to the media that 'Chalk N Duster' is a mainstream cinema and there is much entertainment and humane story being told about these two teachers.

Asked about the inspiration for her character, Shabana said: "I have a bhabi who is an actress named Sulabha Arya and I have based my character on her very closely."

Sulabha Arya is the famous 'Kanta ben' from SRK's film 'Kal Ho Na Ho'. Directed by Jayant Gilatar and produced by Amin Surani, 'Chalk N Duster' also stars Divya Dutta, Zarina Wahab and Girish Karnad.