Buzz has it that Abhishek Bachchan has been signed on to headline a horror comedy film, which will be helmed by Pawan Kripalani, the director who has previously wielded the megaphone for such successful supernatural horror movies as Ragini MMS (2011) and Phobia (2016).
Abhishek, who received a lot of praises for his performance in his recent release Manmarziya (2018), will play the male lead in the flick. It will be the first time when the actor explores the horror genre in his close to a two-decade-long career.
If a source close to the development is to be believed, the film has been titled Tantrik. Director Pawan is currently looking for the female lead opposite Bachchan. Once the whole cast is locked, he will start rolling the film in early 2019.
“Pawan is still finalising the other locations and is also scouting for a leading lady opposite Abhishek,” the source adds.
Apart from Tantrik, Abhishek Bachchan also has filmmaker Sarvesh Mewara’s upcoming movie Gulab Jamun in his pocket. In Gulab Jamun, Junior Bachchan reteams with his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after eight long years. The last film they did together was Raavan (2010), helmed by celebrated filmmaker Mani Ratnam.
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