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Raqesh Bapat to topline a bilingual film

Popular actor Raqesh Bapat, who took a long break from Hindi films to carve his niche in Indian television space, is now returning to Bollywood. According to reports, the actor has just signed a new film, titled WhatsApp Love.

Raqesh, who was most recently seen in Colors’ Tu Aashiqui, has been roped in to play a romantic role in the flick. Actress Sareh Far of Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara (2016) has also joined the cast to play a pivotal role.


As per a source, WhatsApp Love is a bilingual love story. Apart from Hindi, the movie will also be released in Marathi also. Interestingly, it will not be the first time when Raqesh stars in a Marathi movie as the actor has previously headlined Vrundavan (2015) and Savita Damodar Paranjpe (2018) in Marathi.

'The movie will be one of its kinds, as it will be released in two different languages, Hindi and Marathi, in order to reach out to maximum masses,” said the source close to the film.

WhatsApp Love has already hit the shooting floor. The team has filmed some portion of the movie in Mandva, Indore.

More details are awaited.

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