Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; May 29, 2018)

Mirror had earlier reported (May 1) about Bipasha Basu planning her big screen comeback with a film produced by singer Mika Singh. We have now learnt that her husband, Karan Singh Grover, has been locked as the male lead for the project which is titled Aadat, with some changes in the script keeping the couple’s fanbase in mind.

Bhushan Patel, who had earlier directed the couple in the 2015 horror film Alone, has been roped in to wield the mic once again while the script has been written by filmmaker Vikram Bhatt. Bhushan was in London to finalise locations last week. While the director remained unavailable for comment, Vikram confirmed the news, saying, “Yes I have written Aadat.”

A source close to the development revealed, “The film will be shot completely in London in a 45-day schedule. Initially set to go on the floors in May, it will now kick off on June 7, as assembling the cast and crew took some time. While buzz was that it was being planned as a slice-of-life film, it will now have a thriller element added to it and is expected to hit theaters by the year-end.”

Bipasha was last seen on the big screen in Alone, which marked Karan’s film debut. The actor also has another project, 3 Dev, nearing release, which also features Kunal Roy Kapur and Ravi Dubey.