Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; March 12, 2019)

After Anurag Kashyap’s 2018 love story Manmarziyaan, in which she played the feisty heroine Rumi, Taapsee Pannu is reuniting with the filmmaker again. Mirror has learnt that after playing protagonist alongside Bhumi Pednekar in Anurag’s production Saand Ki Aankh, the actress will front his next directorial, a yet-untitled supernatural thriller, which will go on the floors by the year-end and will be shot in a start-to-finish schedule.

Confirming the news, Anurag said, “Taapsee keeps me on my toes and is on a mission to make me take on challenges. I have never done anything like this before, so I am looking forward to it.”

Taapsee, who had hit it off with Anurag while working on Manmarziyaan, admitted that she knew she would reunite with the director soon. “But I didn’t know it would happen so soon. We had been discussing stories and this one received a resounding ‘yes’ from everyone. I am looking forward to it as I have not explored the supernatural genre in Hindi films yet,” the actress said.

The film is produced by Sunir Kheterpal who admits that the trio has been brought together by superlative material. “It just gets better given the genre and the talent attached,” he added.

While speaking to Mirror earlier (February 15), Taapsee had revealed that she had found a close friend in Anurag. “We are two brutally honest people and too lazy to hide things from each other or make up stories. Don’t be surprised if we work together again,” she had said.

Meanwhile, Anurag is presently exploring locations for their new film as the setting will play an integral role in creating the right atmosphere.