“Pataal Lok” superstar Jaideep Ahlawat will feature alongside Ayushmann Khurrana in the upcoming movie “An Action Hero”, the producers announced on Friday. Backed through Bhushan Kumar-led T-Series and filmmaker Aanand L Rai’s Colour Yellow Productions, the movie is billed as a slick actioner with an offbeat satirical experience of humour. Colour Yellow Productions shared the information of Ahlawat becoming a member of the film’s forged on Twitter.”Tighten up your seatbelts and get equipped for the chase as @JaideepAhlawat joins @ayushmannk in ‘An Action Hero’!” study the tweet from the production banner.
The film, which began capturing in London from Friday, marks the directorial debut of Anirudh Iyer, who formerly served as an assistant director on Rai’s “Tanu Weds Manu Returns” (2015) and “Zero” (2018). “An Action Hero” is also produced via Krishan Kumar.
Filmmaker Aanand L Rai, who is co-producing the film, shared that they will be experimenting with this style for the first time. “This is the first time that we are experimenting with this style and ‘An Action Hero’ is going to be an unconventional entertainer. Today is a proud moment for me to watch Anirudh at the back of the camera, directing his own film. I have seen him grow as a director and nothing makes me happier than looking at him personal this film completely! We started the muhurat shoot with a lot of enthusiasm nowadays and I’m certain the electricity will translate on-screen too,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jaideep has before labored in the hit series ‘Patal Lok’ and the Netflix anthology ‘Ajeeb Daastaans’.