Kangana
Ranaut
and
Ajay
Devgn
are
back
together
in
Priyadarshan"s
new
thriller
to
be
shot
on
an
actual
subway
train
speeding
from
London
to
Glassgow.
The
film
is
inspired
by
Jan
de
Bont"s
1994
thriller
Speed
about
a
bomb
in
a
bus
that
would
go
off
if
the
bus
loses
speed.
“But
the
film
is
not
called
Bullet
Train.
Nor
is
it
inspired
by
that
film.
I
don"t
know
where
this
wrong
news
came
from!
It"s
inspired
by
Speed.
The
difference
is
that
we"ve
trans-located
the
terror
attack
from
a
bus
to
a
train",
says
Priyan
as
he
prepares
to
shoot
this
untitled
thriller
from
September
1
on
a
speeding
train
between
London
and
Glasgow.
Says
the
director,
“We"ve
got
permission
to
shoot
on
an
actual
London
station
and
inside
a
train.
It
took
some
effort.
But
we
did
it.
I
don"t
think
it
would"ve
made
sense
to
shoot
the
film
without
the
actual
location
and
train".
The
most
unusual
part
of
the
film
is
the
casting
.While
Manoj
Bajpai
(a
first
for
Priyan)
has
been
cast
in
a
positive
role
as
the
engineer
trying
to
control
the
train"s
speed
so
that
the
bomb
doesn"t
go
off,
Ajay
Devgn
plays
the
ace-terrorist.
The
last
time
he
was
cast
in
a
negative
role
was
in
Raj
Kumar
Santoshi"s
Khakee.
Says
Priyan,
“I"ve
just
signed
Kangana
opposite
Ajay.
I"ve
never
worked
with
Kangana
before.
Tusshar
Kapoor
and
Sameera
Reddy
have
also
been
cast
as
terrorists.
My
other
favourite
Suniel
Shetty
is
also
there
in
a
very
special
role".
Apparently
Devgn
recommended
Kangana.
The
film
is
written
by
Priyadarshan,
along
with
Robin
Bhatt
(who
also
co-wrote
Priyan"s
soon-to-be-released
Aakrosh)
and
Aditya
Dhar.
Says
Priyan,
“I"ve
never
directed
a
thriller
before.
As
for
Khatta
Meetha
it"s
already
done
and
out
of
my
system.
After
81
films
how
can
I
get
excited
about
a
release?
But
Khatta
Meetha
is
not
a
comedy".