reuniting after Piku for a film based on
Mumbai's mafia. The movie is to be co-
produced by Vishal Bharadwaj and KriArj
Entertainment and is said to be directed by a
first time director, Honey Trehan.
The good news is that the movie has
reportedly been slated to release on October
2, 2018.
The film will be based on the story Femme
Fatale', which is a part of S Hussain Zaidi's
novel, Mafia Queens of Mumbai. Deepika will
be seen essaying the role of a feared female
don Rahima Khan aka Sapna Didi who made
a plan to kill don Dawood Ibrahim to avenge
the death of her husband. In the process,
she gets killed herself.
According to a report in a leading daily,
Deepika was doubtful about working with
first-timer Honey Trehan but the script left
her wowed. She will start shooting for it
after Padmavati.
Vishal Bharadwaj in a statement to the
leading daily said, "Deepika had been
persuading me to write the script and make
a film on Femme Fatale'. I'm happy that she
loved the script and agreed to work with
Honey on this.
He also added, "Irrfan is an incredible actor.
I'm looking forward to the two of them
coming together in this film. Honey has been
with me for than 15 years. I am sure he will
add interesting nuances to the script.
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/383098/deepika-padukone-and-irrfans-next-vishal-bharadwaj-gets-release-date.
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