Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 26, 2017)

US-based model and Punjabi actress Ihana Dhillon, who is set for a Bollywood debut with the Vishal Pandya directed erotic-thriller Hate Story 4 next year, has already signed her second Hindi film.

In Shailesh Varma’s Nastik, which features Arjun Rampal in the titular role of an aethist, Ihana plays a village simpleton. The duo is currently shooting for a special number for the film in Ranchi. “Arjun is an extremely down to earth actor. It was a great learning experience filming with him,” the actress told Mirror. The film also features Bajrangi Bhaijaan child actor Harshaali Malhotra, and Amitabh Bachchan in a cameo.

Shooting for the film kicked off on November 9 in the Jharkhand city of Daltonganj and will soon head to the small towns of Medininagar and Ramgarh in the state, followed by a schedule in Mumbai. Arjun, who wrapped up JP Dutta’s film Paltan on November 11, kicked off work on Nastik the same week. During the schedule, he took off to Dubai for an event on December 16, and returned to film in the interiors of the country amidst CRPF security. “Lots of security as the area we are filming in has a high Naxalite presence,” the actor shared. Interestingly, the 45-year-old model-turned-actor had been fined Rs 200 by the Palamu district authority in Jharkhand for smoking at the Daltonganj railway station during the first week of shooting.