With the success of Drishyam 2, Ajay Devgn is in a good mood. With his three films grossing over 300 crore worldwide, Ajay was named the year’s top actor in 2022. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, his latest film, made him the year’s top star. Devgn is currently preoccupied with the post-production of his upcoming film, Bholaa, which is scheduled to premiere in March 2023. However, he is anticipated to start filming for the eagerly anticipated Neeraj Pandey movie by the end of January. Sources involved in the production claim that the movie is a unique romantic thriller set in two eras.
In addition to Ajay Devgn, Jimmy Shergill will have a significant role in the movie, as we previously reported. And now, we can exclusively reveal that Saiee Majrekar is the newest addition to this romantic suspense. “Saiee Manjrekar has joined the cast of this as-yet-untitled romantic thriller as the female lead. Over the past six months, Neeraj Pandey and his crew have conducted numerous auditions for this particular job. Both newcomers and established actors and actresses participated in their auditions. After a protracted selection process, Saiee was chosen to play the female lead, according to a person familiar with the project.
The details of Saiee’s character have been kept under wraps for now. The talks are on with another young actor to come on board the film and the details on the same will be out soon. “The shoot begins by end of month in Lucknow followed by another schedule in Mumbai before calling it a wrap. It’s a proper romantic thriller, which will be shot over a period of 50 days. The film has been announced as June 2023 release, but it has now been delayed to the second half of the year. A new date will be announced once the shoot is wrapped up,” the source added.
It is the first time that Ajay Devgn and Neeraj Pandey have worked together on a project. The pair had been expected to collaborate on the historical drama Chankya, but that project has been temporarily postponed. According to the source, “It has Ajay in a distinctive persona, and Neeraj aims to surprise the audience with the track that this film follows.”
Ajay Devgn and Kumar Mangat are also talking about a few other things besides the aforementioned Neeraj Pandey movie, one of which will start production in the second half of 2023. A Raid sequel is also in development; it is now in the scripting phase.
Ajay’s next movies include Maidaan and Bholaa. On the other side, Neeraj Pandey and Jimmy Shergill had previously collaborated on A Wednesday and Special 26. After wrapping up the Ajay Devgn-starring project, Neeraj will begin work on the second season of the Disney+Hotstar series Speical Ops in June. By the end of the year, the show will have its premiere. In addition, he is now producing a number of movies. Saiee made her acting debut in Dabangg 3 with Salman Khan, and her most recent appearance was in the Adivi Sesh-starring movie Major.