Aditya Roy Kapur turned  35-year-old with a bang today. The actor made an announcement on his special day, revealing that he will soon play the lead role in the action-packed thriller OM - The Battle Within.

The film is produced by Zee Studios, Ahmed Khan and Shaira Khan and will be helmed by Kapil Verma. Excited about this film, Aditya said, "Last year I was juggling between shooting Malang and Ludo around this time and both the films have received immense love and appreciation. COVID notwithstanding those year has been a special one on the work front. I have been living with OM since a few months now and to see it being announced on my birthday makes it extremely special. Looking forward to the journey."

On the occasion of #AdityaRoyKapur's birthday, we present to you '#Om - The Battle Within' produced by @ZeeStudios_, @khan_ahmedasas, and @shairaahmedkhan, directed by @itskapilverma.
We are ecstatic to start shooting for this in December and release it in the second half of 2021 pic.twitter.com/xIrOLYVYxl

— Zee Studios (@ZeeStudios_) November 16, 2020

Backing this movie at the forefront, Shariq Patel, CEO of Zee Studios said, "We are excited to partner with Ahmed Khan for this action-packed thriller helmed by Kapil Verma with Aditya Roy Kapoor in the titular role. Aditya has made some versatile film choices and has already proven his mettle as an action hero.  We're confident that he will play the part with finesse. With a strong emotional storyline with high dosage of action we are set to roll by early next month. Here’s wishing Aditya a wonderful birthday and good luck for the film."

Producer Ahmed Khan said, "Yes, Adi will be doing full on action for the first time, he is structurally built for action n this character fits him.This film revolves around emotionally disturbed relationships on the line of duty.Kapil Verma our director is set to role this year, and he is extremely ready to jump in his debut with such large action sequences. Adi has started training with specialists of different fields in action since a while."

The action-packed entertainer will go on floors in December this year. The film is scheduled to release in the second half of 2021.