Arjun Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh's cross-border dramedy goes on the floor; will be backed by John Abraham

Arjun Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh’s yet-untitled film goes on the floor. Set to be a cross-border dramedy, the film is being backed by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani, Nikkhil Advani and John Abraham.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the news on social media.

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The film marks the directorial debut of Kaashvie Nair.

Nair has previously assisted Nikkhil Advani on Patiala House (2011) and D-Day (2013). She has also co-directed a TV series P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke. The yet-untitled feature will be produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series, Advani’s Emmay Entertainment, and John Abraham’s JA Films. The trio have previously collaborated on films like  Batla House  and  Satyameva Jayate .

“It is a coming-of-age love story written by Anuja Chauhan, Amitosh Nagpal, and Kaashvie. It will be mostly shot in Punjab and Los Angeles. Arjun Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh will be sharing screen space for the first time and we will be finalising the title and release date soon,” Nikkhil told  Mumbai Mirror .

Arjun told Mirror he loved the script instantly, and expressed his excitement to work with Rakul for the first time.

Rakul was recently seen in the Hindi comedy  De De Pyaar De  with Ajay Devgn and Tabu. Her previous projects that hit cinemas this year also include  NGK  with Suriya in Tamil and  Manmadhudu 2  with Nagarjuna in Telugu. She will be seen next in the Sidharth Malhotra, Tara Sutaria, and Riteish Deshmukh-starrer  Marjaavaan  as well as  Indian 2  with Kamal Haasan.

Arjun will take on the role of Maratha warrior Sadashiv Rao Bhau in Ashutosh Gowariker’s  Panipat , which also stars  Kriti Sanon  as his wife Parvati Bai, and Sanjay Dutt as the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali. He will also star in a remake of  Comali , produced by his father  Boney Kapoor .