Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 22, 2019)

Divyendu Sharma, who was last seen in the Akshay Kumarstarrer Toilet - Ek Prem Katha, has started shooting for his next, Kanpuriye. The film went on the floors in Kanpur in January-end with a start-to-finish schedule with Aparshakti Khurana, Harsh Mayar, Harshhita Gaur and Vijay Raaz.

“It’s a coming-of-age story of three young men from the city, who are willing to go to any extent to realise their dreams,” said a source close to the development, adding that the plot has several twists and turns.

The film is being shot at several locations within the city, and the team is slated to shoot till mid-March. “It’s a 35-day schedule and the makers are set to release the film in the second half of the year,” the source added. Kanpuriye marks the directorial debut of Ashish Aryan, whose last project as a writer, T For Tajmahal, won the Best Story award at an American film festival. He has also written and directed a short film, which was produced by Nawazuddin Siddiqui.