The actors are teaming up for the first time for the filmmaker’s next, a war historical that is set to roll later this year
Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 25, 2018)

Two years after the Hrithik Roshan-starrer Mohenjo Daro, filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker is returning to the marquee with another war historical that rolls later this year. Set between the 16th and 18th centuries, the film focusses on three extensive real-life battles. It features Arjun Kapoor as the leading man and a Maratha warrior. His love interest in the film has not been locked yet but Mirror has learnt Sanjay Dutt will be a crucial part of the film in a significant role.

“Last week, Sanjay and Arjun had a long meeting with Ashutosh at his Khar office and the trio locked the details of the project. The script is in its final stages of fine-tuning and recce has been underway for the last few months,” a source close to the development told Mirror, adding that while Arjun was locked recently, the writer-director had wanted to work with Sanjay since a long time and had shared last year that he was writing a role keeping the 58-yearold actor in mind.

Incidentally, Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh’s daughter Sara, who has been shooting for her Bollywood debut, the Abhishek Kapoor-directed Kedarnath opposite Sushant Singh Rajput, was also spotted at Ashutosh’s office last week. Reportedly, Ashutosh also dropped by the Kedarnath set in Mumbai to catch a few rushes of the film. This has led to speculations that the 24-year-old actress is in the running for the female lead opposite Arjun in the yet-untitled project.

Mirror had earlier reported (January 19) that after his acting turn in Priyanka Chopra’s Marathi production Ventilator, Ashutosh will produce the Hindi remake of Paresh Rawal’s Hindi-Gujarati play, Dear Father, which is also being remade in Marathi as the Ajay Devgn-produced Aapla Manus.