In June last year, it was announced that Kriti Sanon will be headlining Rahul Dholakia's upcoming thriller. The film that was to go on floors in August last year, was unfortunately put on the backburner due to the actress's choc a block schedule. However, now it seems that the Raees director is all set to revive the project. According to an entertainment portal, Rahul has reportedly roped in Taapsee Pannu for the central character. As per sources close to the development, the Saand Ki Aankh star loved the script of the 'brilliantly written crime thriller'. In addition to this, producer Sunir Kheterpal, with whom Taapsee did Badla, reportedly told her about the Rahul directorial and she agreed to do it. The venture is said to go on floors next year.
"After Kriti decided to step out of the film, Rahul had approached Sara Ali Khan for the same role but even she couldn't accommodate this film. Then, he offered the film to Taapsee Pannu and she loved the script. It's a brilliantly written crime thriller that is very performance-driven. The producer Sunir Kheterpal was looking for a powerhouse actor who also has a good bankability at the ticket windows. He has delivered a huge hit with Taapsee last year in Badla. So when he told her about this film, she agreed to do it," the source told.
Talking about Rahul, PeepingMoon.com, in an exclusive dated November 4, 2019, informed its readers that after putting the said thriller on hold, the filmmaker moved on to Farhan Akhtar's and Ritesh Sidhwani's production house-Excel Entertainment's next. The yet-to-be-titled project is said to revolve around Mumbai firefighters.
On the other hand, Taapsee has Aanand L Rai's Haseen Dillruba, Rashmi Rocket, Mithali Raj's biopic Shabaash Mithu, Looop Lapeta and Sanjay Bhansali's upcoming production venture.
(Source: Pinkvilla)
