his next directorial soon. The film stars
Sidharth Malhotra and Manoj Bajpayee in the
leads.
Like Neeraj's forte, this film is also crime
thriller inspired by the 1987 Opera House
heist. The premise talks about a group
posing as CBI officers executing an income
tax raid on Mumbai jewelery.
It also revolves around the relationship
between a mentor and a protg. Talking
about it, a source said, "These incredible
characters exist and the incident actually
happened. "
The source further added, "Neeraj was
looking to explore a different kind of a story
after MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. He has put
together a great ensemble cast, along with
Sidharth and Manoj."
The film will be shot extensively in Delhi,
London, and Kashmir. Neeraj will be
shooting the film in several locations at the
Valley.
The untitled film is set to go on floors in the
month of May. It is slated to release during
the Republic Day weekend in 2018.
The flick will be the first outing of Sidharth
with both Neeraj and Manoj.
Exciting much?
When we tried to contact the trio - Sidharth,
Manoj and Neeraj; they remained
unavailable for a comment.
Sidharth's kitty is full with three films -
Reload, Ittefaq and Neeraj's next. There are
also reports of him starring opposite Alia
Bhatt in Aashiqui 3.
Manoj was last seen in a pivotal role in
Akshay Kumar and Taapsee Pannu starrer
Naam Shabana.
Neeraj, post the release of M.S. Dhoni: The
Untold Story, started working on his next
project titled Crack starring Akshay in the
leading role.
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