The film also introduces producer Sajid Qureshi’s daughter Amrin
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; May 23, 2019)

On May 18, Rajkumar Santoshi quietly kicked off his directorial comeback, BadBoy, in Bangalore. The romcom will launch two new faces, actor Mithun Chakraborty’s youngest son Namashi and producer Sajid Qureshi’s daughter Amrin.

“He had several rounds of auditions before deciding on them and thereafter put both of them through some acting workshops,” informs Qureshi, going on to reveal that the film will be on the lines of Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D’cruz’s Phata Poster Nikhla Hero and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif as “youngsters connect with this genre”.

The film will be shot in Mumbai and Bangalore over the next 65 days. A non-stop schedule in Bangalore will be followed by a brief one in Mumbai. They also plan to shoot a few songs abroad.

Prod him on Mithun’s reactions and Qureshi says the actor was in the US when Namashi came on board. “But on his return, he met us and discussed the script. Any father would be pleased to have his child launched by Rajkumar Santoshi, it means the film is in safe hands,” asserts the filmmaker, saying they have tentatively planned it for a Diwali release. Housefull 4 has also blocked the same date.