Bhumi
Pednekar
is
all
set
to
step
into
Anushka
Shetty's
shoes
for
the
Hindi
remake
of
2018
Telugu
horror
film
Bhaagamathie.
The
film
which
was
earlier
titled
as
Durgavati,
now
has
a
new
name.
Akshay
Kumar
who
is
producing
this
Bhumi
Pednekar
starrer,
took
to
his
Twitter
page
to
reveal
that
the
film
is
now
titled
Durgamati.
Akshay
shared
the
new
poster
of
Durgamati
and
tweeted,
"Are
you
ready?.
Meet
#DurgamatiOnPrime
on
Dec
11,
@PrimeVideoIN."
Anushka
Shetty's
Bhagamathie
had
the
actress
essaying
the
role
of
an
IAS
officer
who
is
imprisoned
in
a
haunted
house
for
interrogation.
Things
took
a
spooky
turn
when
she
gets
possessed
by
a
spirit.
Speaking
about
the
film,
Bhumi
said,
"It
is
the
first
time
that
I
am
helming
a
film
alone
and
it
is
exciting
as
well
as
nerve-wrecking.
There
is
a
lot
of
responsibility
on
me.
I
have
been
very
fortunate
as
an
artiste
and
I'm
proud
of
my
journey
in
cinema
so
far.
So,
I'm
grateful
for
this
opportunity."
Durgamati
also
stars
Arshad
Warsi
and
Karan
Kapadia
in
pivotal
roles.
Directed
by
G
Ashok,
the
film
is
slated
to
release
on
December
11,
2020.