According to reports, Saif Ali Khan has replaced Abhishek Bachchan in an upcoming horror flick titled Tantrik. Bachchan was signed on to play the male lead a couple of months ago, but now the makers are set to take the project forward with the National Film Award-winning actor Saif Ali Khan.
Tantrik will be helmed by filmmaker Pawan Kriplani whose credits include Ragini MMS (2011), Darr @ The Mall (2013) and Phobia (2016). The director is presently busy locking locations. He is also looking for an actress to play the female lead opposite Saif Ali Khan in the movie.
Meanwhile, Khan is presently shooting for the Netflix original Sacred Games 2 simultaneously with Navdeep Singh’s untitled film. He also plays a significant part in superstar Ajay Devgn’s ambitious film project, Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior.
Besides Sacred Games 2, Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior and now Tantrik, the actor will also be seen in his own production Jawani Janeman. To be helmed by Nitin Kakkar of Filmistaan (2013) fame, Jawani Janeman will launch Pooja Bedi’s daughter Aalia Furniturewalla in Bollywood. The film is expected to start rolling as soon as Kakkar is done with his another film Notebook, produced by superstar Salman Khan.
Abhishek Bachchan, on the other hand, has joined forces with ace filmmaker Anurag Basu for an untitled film.
Sagar Arya
Irvine Iqbal
