Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is set to star in director Jaideep Chopra’s Sangeen, featuring his Sacred Games co-star Elnaaz Norouzi.
The makers announced this news on Monday. The film will be shot across London and Mumbai. It will go on floors in January 2021.
Siddiqui described Sangeen as a “unique film” and said he is thrilled to be essaying a “thought-provoking character”.
Nawazuddin said “I am looking forward to teaming up once again with Elnaaz Norouzi after Sacred Games. The script is an experimental one and I am sure Jaideep Chopra will do full justice to it and together we will be able to discover something novel.”
Norouzi said she is honored to reunite with Siddiqui after the popular Netflix crime-drama series. “Sangeen is an incredible script, a role I’ve always secretly dreamt of essaying as an actor. I am looking forward to bringing that complex character to life with Jaideep sir who has written it so skillfully,” she added.
Jaideep Chopra says “He is an actor par excellence and I couldn’t think of anyone more deserving than him to bring a sense of authenticity to my film. Elnaaz Norouzi has an innate creative acumen and this film will showcase her in a brand-new light within the cinematic ecosphere.”
Singer-songwriter-rapper Raftaar, who worked on Siddiqui’s Manto, has been roped in for the film’s music. “I’m excited to be curating the complete musical score of a film for the very first time and can’t wait for the ensuing roller coaster ride,” Raftaar said.
The film will have a theatrical release in 2021.