Bollywood
banner
Dharma
Productions
on
Thursday
announced
that
the
upcoming
film
Selfiee,
starring
Akshay
Kumar
and
Emraan
Hashmi,
has
started
shooting.
The
drama-comedy,
being
directed
by
Raj
Mehta
of
Good
Newwz
fame,
is
a
remake
of
2019
Malayalam-language
comedy-drama
Driving
Licence.
The
Karan
Johar-led
Dharma
Productions
shared
the
news
of
filming
start
on
the
project
on
the
banner's
social
media
handles.
"Day
1
of
#Selfiee
&
we
need
all
your
love,
blessings
and
good
vibes!”
the
production
house
tweeted.
Meanwhile,
Hashmi
took
to
Instagram
and
posted,
"#Selfiee
time".
The
42-year-old
actor
also
shared
a
selfie
along
with
the
post.
Johar
commented
on
the
actor's
post
saying,
“Break
a
leg
Emraan."
Mehta,
who
worked
Kumar
and
Johar
for
his
directorial
debut
Good
Newwz
in
2019,
thanked
them
for
collaborating
with
him
once
again.
He
also
gave
a
shout
out
to
Hashmi
for
agreeing
to
be
a
part
of
the
movie.
"So,
so
blessed
to
be
doing
what
I
love
the
most.
Let’s
get
this
party
started,
shall
we?
#Selfiee
#Gratitude" he
posted
on
Instagram.
The
original
Malayalam
movie
was
directed
by
Lal
Jr
from
a
script
by
Sachy.
It
revolved
around
a
superstar
(Prithviraj
Sukumaran)
famous
for
his
driving
skills
but
loses
his
licence.
However,
the
issue
spins
out
of
control
after
he
locks
horns
with
a
motor
inspector
(Suraj
Venjaramoodu),
who
happens
to
be
a
fan
of
the
actor.
Selfiee
is
produced
by
Johar's
Dharma
Productions
and
Kumar’s
Cape
of
Good
Films
along
with
Sukumaran’s
Prithviraj
Productions
and
Magic
Frames.
The
film
is
expected
to
be
released
in
cinemas
later
this
year.