Vicky Kaushal to star in Anees Bazmee and Ekta Kapoor’s next venture!

Vicky Kaushal is confirmed to play the lead in Anees Bazmee's comedy entertainer under Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Motion Pictures.

Director Anees Bazmee will be seen managing three projects at a time. Recently the trailer of his upcoming film Pagalpanti just dropped and he is also reported to soon begin the filming or the second installment of Bhool Bhulaiyaa, featuring Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani in the lead. Now apart from these two films, Anees also signed for a new venture with Ekta Kapoor and will be seen directing a comedy entertainer starring Vicky Kaushal.

A source revealed, “Talks have been on for some time now. Anees Bhai signed the film a few weeks ago. It’s a family entertainer like his other films, which will be mounted on a huge scale. Ekta has been wanting to work with the director for some time now and produce an out and out comedy, which will roll sometime next year-end.”

It source also revealed that Anees has confirmed the mains for his film. For his venture with Ekta, Vicky Kaushal will play the lead. Vicky who has proved his versatility with the various roles he played, was wanting to do a good comedy. Vicky who had met Anees sometime this year, bounced the idea to him and Vicky loved his idea, and he now has the film’s script ready. And the source confirmed that Vicky has given his nod for the movie, so the team is figuring out his dates in order to get the film rolling.

This film will also be Vicky’s first association with Ekta. Vicky is currently busy filming for Udham Singh biopic followed by the Sam Maneckshaw biopic.