Rana
Daggubati
began
shooting
for
Telugu-Hindi
bilingual
Ghazi,
India's
first
submarine-based
war
film,
on
Thursday,
in
Hyderabad.
The
film
is
based
on
the
true
incidents
on
the
mysterious
sinking
of
PNS
Ghazi,
a
Pakistan
submarine
during
the
Indo-Pak
1971
war.
"Pushing
my
experimental
envelope
towards
mainstream
cinema
yet
again!!
#GHAZI
(Hindi-Telugu
bi-lingual)
begins
filming
today
(sic)," Rana
posted
on
his
Twitter
page
on
Thursday.
"Another
war
film!!
But
this
time
underwater!!
#GHAZI",
he
added.
Actress
Taapsee
Pannu
is
paired
with
Rana,
and
she's
rumoured
to
be
playing
a
refugee.
The
film
will
be
directed
by
debutant
Sankalp,
and
it
will
be
partially
based
on
his
own
book
Blue
Fish.
Ghazi
will
be
produced
by
PVP
Cinema.
The
story
is
about
an
executive
naval
officer
of
the
Indian
submarine
S21
and
his
team
who
remain
underwater
for
18
days.
Rana
also
has
another
project
in
the
pipeline,
which
is
a
sequel
to
his
début
film,
Leader,
under
the
direction
of
Shekar
Kammula.
Though
the
script
is
ready,
the
film
has
been
put
on
hold
since
the
actor
do
not
want
to
shoot
for
it
with
his
Baahubali
look
and
would
want
to
look
sleek
in
the
film.
The
project
might
go
on
sets
post
Baahubali
The
Conclusion.