After launching the teaser earlier this week, the makers of Dhaakad are ready to up the ante. Next week, Kangana Ranaut—who leads the actioner—will shoot a promotional music video with Badshah across multiple set-ups in Mumbai.

Director Razneesh ‘Razy’ Ghai, who has directed ad films and music videos for MTV, is excited about giving shape to the hip-hop song. “I love the way Badshah raps; it has a melodic bent to it. He has written the lyrics and composed it. The song will be in the Bollywood space, but will have the DNA that Dhaakad requires,” says the director.

Shooting the promotional video will be a costly affair as multiple sets will be built across different studios in Goregaon and Andheri, ahead of the filming on April 20 and 21.

“Kangana will have different looks in the song. Music videos in today’s times have to be stylised, and I want to make sure we achieve that. My producers Sohel Maklai and Deepak Mukut have spared no expense in getting me the production values that are required for the song. The video will be young, vibrant, glamorous, and futuristic.”

Dhaakad, which also features Arjun Rampal and Divya Dutta, sees Ranaut’s Agent Agni tackling the issue of child trafficking and female exploitation. With the fierce and fearless spy at the centre of the narrative, Ranaut and Ghai hope to usher in a wave of female-led actioners. While making the film, the director’s emphasis was on bringing forth hyper-stylised action. “We had four stunt teams—from Hollywood, Korea, Budapest and India—working on the film,” Ghai states.

He found the perfect collaborator in his film’s leading lady, who brought her expertise to the table. “[To me], Kangana is the new rising star of action. Her understanding of screenplays is fantastic. She gets involved early on, works with the director, and trains hard too.”