After making her smashing debut with Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed film Mukkabaaz, actress Zoya Hussain has now bagged her second Hindi movie. Tentatively titled Battle Of Buxar, the film will see Hussain romancing Omkara actor Saif Ali Khan.
Earlier, R. Madhavan was also a part of the film. However, the actor had to opt out of the project at the last moment due to his bad health. After Madhavan put his papers down, the makers approached well-known TV and film actor Manav Biz to play the parallel lead in the movie, who readily agreed to come onboard.
Filmmaker Aanand L Rai, who is bankrolling the film under Colour Yellow Productions, is quite happy about Hussain and Vij being part of his next. “It is an absolute delight to have Zoya Hussain and Manav Vij onboard for this film. Both are commendable actors and have a strong grasp over the core of their characters. Their approach towards prep work says it all,” he said in a statement.
Battle Of Buxar will be directed by Navdeep Singh. He last directed the Anushka Sharma starrer NH10.
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