Actress Alia Bhatt, who was on a break post the success of
Badrinath Ki Dulhania, is now all set to begin shooting for Meghna Gulzar's
next movie titled Raazi. The movie, which is produced by Junglee Pictures and
Dharma Productions, is based on Harinder Sikka's novel, Calling Sehmat.
It is an espionage thriller revolves around a Kashmiri girl wedded
to an army officer across the border, who provides precious information to the
Indian Intelligence during the 1971 Indo-Pak war and ends up saving the lives
of our soldiers. While Alia plays the lead role of the Kashmiri girl, her
husband's role would be played by Vicky Kaushal.
As per a report in a famous daily, the movie will go on-floors
in July and it will a start-to-finish schedule shot in Punjab, Kashmir and a
small portion in Mumbai.
Meghna confirmed the same to a daily and disclosed, "I
am trying to do something in a new space, recreating India and Pakistan of the
'70s on sets and real locations. A lot of research has gone into getting the
period and dialect right. There are some action pieces too. It's work in
progress with workshops and reading sessions."
Meghna is also thrilled about working with Alia Bhatt. She said
to a daily that this would be a challenging role for her and it is a character
unlike any that she has played.
When Meghna was questioned about the story behind the film's
title, she told, "It's only when you agree to something that you
eventually end up doing it and live with the consequences. `Raazi' is a synonym
of `sehmat' which also means agreeable."
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