Kareena Kapoor Khan will begin filming Angrezi Medium in Mumbai on May 15, a leading daily reports, adding that she has begun preparing for the film. Angrezi Medium stars Irrfan in the lead role and he began shooting for the film in Udaipur in April with Radhika Madan.
Sources told the daily that Kareena will shoot with the team for a week in Mumbai and will jet off to London in June with the rest of the cast and crew to film a major portion of Angrezi Medium. Although she has not been cast as Irrfan’s love interest, Kareena does have an important role.
“Kareena has started prep for Angrezi Medium. Since she’s playing a cop for the first time, she’s been discussing her character with director Homi Adajania. She will shoot in Mumbai for around a week before the team flies to London in June where a big chunk will be shot. She is not romantically paired with Irrfan but has an important role in the narrative,” a source was quoted as saying by the daily.
Angrezi Medium is the second installment of his 2017 film Hindi Medium. After weeks of speculation surrounding Kareena’s role in the film, producer Dinesh Vijan confirmed her character in Angrezi Medium in April and said that she has been cast as a cop in it.
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— Irrfan (@irrfank) April 8, 2019
"Kareena is a great addition to our franchise. Angrezi Medium is a very special film, and I'm excited that she's going to be a part of it. We wanted to introduce this character who would be taken forward in the franchises to come, and she's perfect for it. Here, she plays a cop -- a role she's actually never done before. We will be shooting in London this June, and it will be great to be back on set with her," Dinesh Vijan had said in a statement.
Angrezi Medium is being directed by Homi Adajania.
Source: Mumbai Mirror