After
several
reports
claiming
that
Arshad
Warsi
is
joining
the
cast
of
Bhumi
Pednedar's
Durgavati,
the
filmmaker
has
finally
confirmed
the
news.
The
actor
also
took
to
his
social
media
account
and
shared
his
picture
from
his
first
day
on
set.
Durgavati,
directed
by
Ashok
G
is
a
remake
of
his
Telugu
film,
titled
Bhaagamathie.
The
film
starred
Anushka
Shetty
in
the
titular
role.
The
same
role
is
set
to
be
essayed
by
Bhumi
Pednekar
in
the
Hindi
remake.
Arshad
shared
the
announcement
with
fans
as
he
started
to
shoot
for
the
film
on
Wednesday.
Sharing
a
picture
from
the
sets,
he
wrote
on
Instagram,
"Excited
to
have
joined
the
stellar
cast
and
crew
of
#Durgavati
today.
Looking
forward
to
a
thrilling
ride!"
According
to
reports,
Arshad
will
be
seen
playing
a
negative
character
in
the
film.
On
the
other
hand,
Bhumi
will
be
seen
as
the
IAS
officer
who
gets
imprisoned
in
a
haunted
house
and
will
possibly
get
possessed
by
a
vengeful
spirit.
Durgavati
is
set
to
be
presented
by
Akshay
Kumar's
Cape
of
Good
Films
and
produced
by
Bhushan
Kumar's
T-Series.