PeepingMoon Exclusive: Vidya Balan and Neetu Kapoor to headline Anu Menon's next murder mystery?

By Rahul Raut

on February 03, 2022 05:14:23 PM

On the back of the success of Shakuntala Devi: The Human Computer in December 2020, producer Vikram Malhotra of Abundantia Entertainment had announced a murder mystery with the film’s director, Anu Menon. The film was supposed to go on floors in April or May 2021 but was postponed indefinitely after the second wave of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic put everything to a standstill. Now, the project is back on track, and Peepingmoon.com has learned that Malhotra has brought on board two powerhouse talents to lead this yet-untitled thrilling drama.

Industry sources have informed us that Vidya Balan and Neetu Kapoor will headline Anu Menon’s next directorial set in London. The film is yet another story underpinned by strong female characters and will see Vidya and Neetu venturing into a completely different horizon. Although the plot and character details of the project are not known yet, we heard it deals with a hard-hitting subject and questions the dysfunctional norms of Indian society. The film is largely set in the streets of London and goes into production in March or April 2022, depending on the COVID situation out there.

This murder-mystery marks Vidya’s fourth collaboration with Vikram Malhotra in the last two years. They have previously teamed up for the Shakuntala Devi biopic, the human-wildlife story Sherni, and the upcoming social thriller Jalsa, which is currently in post-production and will soon have a direct-to-digital release on Amazon Prime Video. For Neetu Kapoor, it’ll be her second Hindi film of this year after Dharma Production’s Jug Jugg Jeeyo, which marks her acting comeback after nine years. Neetu has been keeping herself busy with movie shoots after the demise of her husband, Rishi Kapoor, and is believed to be bombarded with some extremely exciting movie and web show offers. The Anu Menon film is also the second offering that allows Vidya to share screen space with veteran yesteryear actresses, after Suresh Triveni’s Jalsa, which sees her alongside yet another actor par excellence, Shefali Shah.