Actress joins John Abraham, Aditya Roy Kapur on Ek Villain sequel to play a Gone Girl-ish character
Akash Bhatnagar (MUMBAI MIRROR; March 2, 2020)

Mirror had earlier reported (January 6) that Mohit Suri is returning with the second instalment of his 2014 action-thriller, Ek Villain. The director has teamed up with John Abraham and Malang actor Aditya Roy Kapur for Part 2. Now, we’ve learnt that Disha Patani, who had featured alongside Aditya in the film, is on-board the new project as one of the two female leads.

Mohit says, “Disha is the first heroine who walked up to me and said, ‘I want to do more action, beat up people, perform stunts… kick some butt. Just the way boys do it in your films. I want to be the hero’. That’s when I asked her if she would do the Ek Villain sequel and she was game.”

The filmmaker goes on to add that the actress will be seen in a different avatar in the film. “While Malang brought Disha’s free-spirited avatar to light, this one will showcase her as an integral part of the action-franchise.”

According to an industry source, Disha is paired opposite John in the film. “The makers are trying to give the film a different twist by pairing them, considering she was opposite Aditya in their last film. Disha will be seen doing some heavy-duty stunts as well. The hunt for a second leading lady is still on,” the source informed, adding that both the characters are in the Gone Girl zone. The Bhushan Kumar and Ekta Kapoor production will go on the floors later this year and will release on January 8 2021.