Bollywood
star
Shahid
Kapoor
on
Friday
began
shooting
for
an
upcoming
project
with
filmmaker
Ali
Abbas
Zafar.
According
to
media
reports,
the
untitled
project
is
a
crime
action
film
that
will
mark
the
maiden
collaboration
between
Kapoor
and
Zafar.
Taking
to
social
media,
Kapoor,
40,
shared
a
candid
photo
with
Zafar
and
said
he
is
gearing
up
for
"lots
of
action".
"Day1
blood,
crime
and
lots
of
action.
Here
we
go…
@Aliabbasszafar
better
get
your
game
face
on,"
he
posted.
Zafar
also
shared
the
news
about
starting
the
shoot
of
their
new
project.
"Let’s
get
this
started
@shahidkapoor…..are
you
ready
for
a
crazy,
quirky,
mad
ride
of
guns
&
gangs,”
the
39-year-old
writer-director
wrote,
without
divulging
details.
The
film
is
said
to
be
the
official
adaptation
of
the
2011
French
film
Nuit
Blanche
(Sleepless
Night),
which
was
adapted
into
a
Tamil
movie
fronted
by
South
superstar
Kamal
Haasan.
Kapoor
will
reportedly
play
a
cop
who
is
chasing
drug
lords.
Besides
this
film,
the
actor
is
waiting
for
the
release
of
Jersey,
a
remake
of
2019
Telugu
blockbuster
of
the
same
name.
The
film,
directed
by
Gowtham
Tinnanuri,
who
also
helmed
the
original,
chronicles
the
story
of
a
talented
but
failed
cricketer,
who
decides
to
return
to
the
field
in
his
late
30s
driven
by
the
desire
to
represent
the
Indian
cricket
team
and
fulfil
his
son’s
wish
for
a
jersey
as
a
gift.
Also
starring
Pankaj
Kapur
and
Mrunal
Thakur,
Jersey
will
be
released
theatrically
on
December
31.
The
actor
is
also
set
to
star
in
an
action
film,
titled
Bull,
inspired
by
real
events
from
the
life
of
Brigadier
Bulsara.
Bull,
which
marks
the
directorial
debut
of
Aditya
Nimbalkar
--
who
has
worked
extensively
with
filmmaker
Vishal
Bhardwaj
--
will
feature
Kapoor
in
the
role
of
a
paratrooper.
He
is
also
set
to
make
his
digital
debut
with
an
Amazon
Prime
Video
thriller
drama
series,
directed
by
Raj
Nidimoru
and
Krishna
DK
of
The
Family
Man
fame.
Zafar
is
best
known
for
making
blockbuster
movies
Sultan,
Tiger
Zinda
Hai
and
Bharat,
which
were
all
fronted
by
superstar
Salman
Khan.
He
most
recently
directed
Saif
Ali
Khan-starrer
series
Tandav.